Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	civil_a	government_n	power_n	4,282	5	4.9624	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45252	The arguments of Sir Richard Hutton, Knight, one of the judges of the Common Pleas, and Sir George Croke, Knight, one of the judges of the Kings Bench together with the certificate of Sir John Denham, Knight, one of the Barons of the Exchequer, vpon a scire facias brought by the Kings Majesty in the Court of Exchequer against John Hampden, Esquire : as also, the severall votes of the Commons and Peeres in Parliament, and the orders of the Lords for the vacating of the judgement given against the said Mr. Hampden, and the vacating of the severall rolls in each severall court, wherein the judges extrajudiciall opinions in the cases made touching ship-money are entred.	England and Wales. Court of Exchequer.; Hutton, Richard, Sir, 1561?-1639.; Croke, George, Sir, 1560-1642.; Denham, John, Sir, 1559-1639.; Hampden, John, 1594-1643, defendant.; England and Wales. Parliament.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)	1641 (1641)	Wing H3842; ESTC R16237	74,278	200

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king_n which_o tend_v to_o the_o charge_n and_o prejudice_n of_o his_o people_n in_o general_a be_v not_o good_a unless_o by_o parliament_n but_o it_o be_v agree_v there_o that_o grant_v of_o toll_v of_o fair_n of_o pontage_n of_o pikage_n murage_n ferry_v or_o such_o like_a which_o be_v for_o the_o profit_n good_a and_o ease_n of_o they_o that_o will_v take_v benefit_n thereof_o and_o not_o compulsory_a to_o any_o to_o pay_v but_o to_o they_o that_o will_v take_v the_o benefit_n of_o such_o fair_n etc._n etc._n and_o be_v very_o small_a and_o reasonable_a sum_n the_o law_n do_v give_v allowance_n unto_o they_o but_o if_o they_o be_v great_a sum_n that_o tend_v to_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o people_n the_o law_n will_v judge_v they_o void_a this_o appear_v in_o sir_n edw._n coke_n report_n lib._n 5._o fol._n 63._o in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o chamberlain_n of_o london_n that_o a_o ordinance_n make_v by_o the_o common_a council_n of_o london_n where_o they_o have_v a_o custom_n by_o 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make_n up_o of_o the_o sea_n wall_n and_o this_o be_v do_v by_o a_o jury_n but_o this_o charge_n can_v be_v lay_v upon_o a_o county_n or_o town_n in_o general_a but_o particular_a man_n that_o have_v benefit_n or_o loss_n or_o may_v have_v loss_n or_o benefit_n thereby_o and_o this_o be_v do_v upon_o inquiry_n of_o a_o jury_n before_o the_o sheriff_n or_o commissioner_n appoint_v so_o it_o be_v at_o this_o day_n upon_o the_o commission_n of_o sewer_n as_o appear_v by_o coke_n lib._n 10._o fol._n 142._o in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o elie_n that_o the_o taxation_n by_o the_o commissioner_n of_o sewer_n must_v be_v upon_o every_o particular_a man_n that_o have_v or_o may_v have_v loss_n or_o benefit_n by_o such_o inundation_n and_o make_v up_o the_o wall_n and_o can_v be_v lay_v upon_o any_o remote_a part_n which_o be_v out_o of_o the_o level_n of_o such_o loss_n or_o benefit_n and_o it_o must_v be_v certain_a and_o particular_a upon_o person_n certain_a by_o reason_n of_o 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