Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	common_a	court_n	law_n	4,730	5	4.8738	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34802	Lex custumaria, or, A treatise of copy-hold estates in respect of the lord, copy-holder wherein the nature of customs in general, and of particular customs, grants and surrenders, and their constructions and expositions in reference to the thing granted or surrendred, and the uses or limitations of estates are clearly illustrated : admittances, presentments, fines and forfeitures are fully handled, and many quaeries and difficulties by late resolution setled : leases, licences, extinquishments of copy-hold estates, and what statutes extend to copy-hold estates are explained : and also of actions by lord or tenant, and the manner of declaring and pleading, either generally or as to particular customs, with tryal and evidence holder may recieve relief in the Court of Chancery : to which are annexed presidents of conveyances respecting copy-holds, releases, surrenders, grants presentmets, and the like : as also presidents of court rolls, surrenders, admittances, presentments, &c. / by S.C., Barister at Law.	Carter, Samuel, barrister at law.	1696 (1696)	Wing C665; ESTC R4622	239,406	434

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cur._n the_o lord_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o aver_v it_o but_o it_o must_v come_v on_o the_o copy-holders_n side_n to_o show_v the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o case_n to_o make_v it_o appear_v to_o the_o court_n to_o be_v unreasonable_a and_o so_o to_o put_v it_o upon_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o court_n for_o the_o fine_a in_o law_n be_v arbitrary_a and_o be_v due_a to_o the_o lord_n of_o common_a right_n and_o it_o be_v only_o in_o point_n of_o excuse_n to_o the_o tenant_n if_o it_o be_v unreasonable_a and_o the_o court_n shall_v judge_v the_o unreasonableness_n of_o it_o the_o copyholder_n if_o he_o be_v defendant_n may_v plead_v not_o guilty_a and_o then_o it_o shall_v come_v in_o evidence_n whether_o the_o fine_a be_v reasonable_a or_o not_o and_o so_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o my_o lord_n coke_n comment_n upon_o lit._n sect._n 74._o the_o reasonableness_n say_v he_o shall_v be_v discuss_v by_o the_o justice_n upon_o the_o true_a circumstance_n of_o the_o case_n appear_v unto_o they_o and_o if_o the_o court_n where_o the_o cause_n depend_v adjudge_v the_o fine_a exact_v unreasonable_a then_o be_v not_o the_o copyholder_n compellable_n to_o pay_v it_o for_o all_o excessiveness_n be_v abhor_v in_o the_o law_n it_o be_v argue_v in_o wheeler_n and_o honour_n case_n that_o all_o fine_n be_v reasonable_a unless_o the_o contrary_n appear_v 1_o keb._n 154._o what_o custom_n be_v good_a as_o to_o payment_n of_o fines_n of_o fine_n due_a by_o the_o copyholder_n to_o the_o lord_n some_o be_v by_o change_n or_o alteration_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o some_o by_o change_n or_o alteration_n of_o the_o tenant_n if_o the_o fine_a be_v due_a by_o the_o alteration_n of_o the_o lord_n such_o alteration_n must_v be_v by_o act_n of_o god_n lord_n fine_n due_a by_o the_o alteration_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o if_o the_o lord_n do_v allege_v a_o custom_n within_o his_o manor_n to_o have_v a_o fine_a of_o every_o one_o of_o his_o copy-holders_n at_o the_o alteration_n or_o change_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o manor_n be_v it_o by_o alienation_n demise_n death_n or_o otherwise_o this_o custom_n be_v against_o the_o law_n as_o to_o the_o change_n of_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o act_n of_o the_o party_n for_o by_o that_o mean_v the_o copy-holders_n shall_v be_v oppress_v by_o the_o multitude_n of_o fine_n by_o the_o lord_n own_o act_n but_o when_o the_o change_n grow_v by_o the_o act_n of_o god_n there_o the_o custom_n be_v good_a god_n by_o the_o act_n of_o god_n as_o by_o the_o death_n of_o the_o lord_n co._n lit._n 59_o b._n tenant_n due_a by_o the_o alteration_n of_o the_o tenant_n but_o it_o be_v a_o good_a custom_n that_o the_o copyholder_n have_v use_v to_o pay_v a_o fine_a upon_o every_o alteration_n of_o the_o tenant_n either_o by_o the_o act_n of_o god_n or_o by_o the_o act_n of_o the_o party_n co._n lit._n 59_o b._n armstrong_n case_n the_o fine_a be_v to_o be_v assess_v by_o the_o lord_n assess_v the_o fine_a by_o who_o to_o be_v assess_v but_o in_o some_o 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