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BC:09:a Law: Administration of justice: Judicial body/assembly/court
28519 court 8986 parliament 8973 exchequer 6547 courts 5203 chancery 4475 tribunal 4360 justice 2301 tribunall 2023 venire 1811 of 1496 forum 1343 parliaments 1263 shire 1181 assize 1133 sanhedrim 1091 assizes 1057 iustice 1031 tribunals 996 bar 855 courte 736 porch 634 county 600 eyre 518 shires 493 assises 475 judicature 419 judiciary 296 gate 291 areopagus 290 justices 289 courtes 284 barre 232 hundred 224 exchecquer 216 parlement 178 parlament 171 bench 158 sectators 150 sessions 149 counter 146 judgement-seat 139 gaol-delivery 132 divan 123 suit 119 gates 103 fora 100 shyre 94 banc 93 circuit 90 progress 90 eyres 88 porches 86 bars 81 barres 78 exchequers 77 sheriffs 76 iustices 75 iudicature 71 court-gate 71 sectator 63 tourn 59 tourn 59 audience 57 criminal 56 tournelle 55 chanceries 54 suiting 54 porche 53 court-barons 51 suitors 50 suits 49 pew 45 circuits 45 visne 42 court-gates 41 iter 40 session 40 chair 38 hundreds 35 venue 30 law-courts 30 castle-chamber 30 court-house 30 woolsack 30 hundred-courts 29 season 28 suiters 26 judicatures 25 sanhedrims 23 centumviri 22 parlyament 22 parliamente 22 seat 22 justice-airs 21 venires 21 counters 21 suitor 21 seats 20 suter 20 benches 20 woolsacks 20 barrs 20 progresse 19 tourney 19 marshalsea 19 shiere 18 base-court 18 suiter 18 counties 18 wool-packs 17 parlaments 17 box 17 suters 17 judgement-hall 17 forensical 16 sutor 16 maiden 16 sutors 16 sute 14 jurisdiction 14 court-baron 13 exchequer-chamber 13 tourns 13 suting 13 quaranties 13 justice-courts 13 tourned 13 pewes 12 appeal 12 forums 11 shynd 11 judgement-seats 10 chaire 10 aulic 10 consistories 10 wapentake 10 judicatories 10 cort
BC:09:a:01 Law: Administration of justice: Judicial body/assembly/court: A/the session of a court
  600 eyre 93 circuit 90 progress 90 eyres 63 tourn 59 tourn 45 circuits 41 iter 29 season 22 justice-airs 20 progresse 19 tourney 16 maiden 13 tourns 13 tourned
BC:09:a:02 Law: Administration of justice: Judicial body/assembly/court: Place where court is held
  2023 venire 996 bar 736 porch 296 gate 284 barre 149 counter 146 judgement-seat 119 gates 94 banc 88 porches 86 bars 81 barres 71 court-gate 56 tournelle 54 porche 49 pew 45 visne 42 court-gates 40 chair 39 bench 35 venue 30 woolsack 30 court-house 21 counters 21 venires 20 woolsacks 20 tribunal 20 barrs 18 wool-packs 17 tribunall 17 box 17 judgement-hall 13 pewes 11 judgement-seats 11 judiciary 10 chaire
BC:09:b Law: Administration of justice: One who administers justice
9948 jury 8426 officers 4757 magistrates 4043 magistrate 3644 justice 3334 judges 2436 judge 2351 iury 2304 officer 1727 justices 1388 juries 1320 sheriffs 1107 iudge 1068 iustice 1061 coroner 1050 iudges 908 sheriff 670 arbitrators 669 jurors 661 assessors 661 arbitrator 629 censurer 625 coroners 596 triers 589 iustices 580 censurers 547 mittimus 451 assize 450 peace-maker 444 barons 440 sheriffes 437 circuit 409 areopagite 407 deme 387 inquest 358 itinerant 349 peace-makers 341 iuries 331 jewry 326 magistrats 316 recorder 296 lictors 252 worship 244 iurie 227 judg 223 magistracy 214 circuits 202 assistants 200 puisne 194 assizes 193 sheriffe 188 country 188 inquisitors 185 unjustice 180 cryer 172 rhadamanthus 166 lictor 162 bailiffs 158 lud 154 bench 152 exactor 152 bayliffs 150 iurors 146 baron 134 assessor 126 writters 120 juror 117 assistant 116 exactors 115 judicature 113 trier 112 assises 110 commissars 107 arbiter 103 crier 101 barony 101 somner 100 arbitratour 97 inquisitor 96 justiciar 94 puny 93 foreman 88 crowner 86 bailiff 79 censors 76 dempster 76 sompner 76 knower 72 writter 69 sheriffalty 66 reporter 66 umpire 65 president 63 censor 61 arbitratours 61 bayliff 61 sompnour 55 porters 53 punies 53 capital 52 porte 52 bayliffes 51 empanel 48 stipendiaries 47 arbiters 45 corregidor 45 countrey 45 cadis 45 commissar 44 baronies 44 steward 44 demes 42 bailiffes 42 bayliffe 42 marshal 42 bailiffe 41 associates 40 knowers 40 inquests 40 feodaries 40 juryman 40 reporters 39 brehon 38 iuror 37 serjeants 36 ephories 34 recorders 34 sherifes 33 mayor 33 justiceship 33 jurists 31 judicatures 30 serjeant 30 sergeants 30 presidents 30 jurymen 29 shrievalty 29 vntruth 29 vmpire 29 feodary 28 countries 28 marshals 28 punys 28 magistracies 28 sumner 28 tribunes 28 cadis 27 untruth 27 porter 25 sergeant 25 tribune 24 circuite 24 criers 24 recognitors 23 jurats 22 recordership 22 capitall 22 messengers 21 judicial 21 shiriffe 20 untruths 20 ambidexter 19 justice-general 19 somners 19 packed 18 demer 18 seal 17 stewards 16 justiciary 16 alguazil 16 ordinaries 16 umpires 16 inquisitours 16 cryers 15 sumners 15 iudicature 15 ephors 15 judiciall 15 feodary 14 messenger 14 questmongers 14 jurys 14 judgeth 13 exceptor 13 cursitors 13 sherife 13 pack'd 12 bailifs 12 cursitor 12 verderors 12 array 12 packt 11 doom 11 deemsters 11 vmpires 11 podesta 11 court-keepers 10 affeerors 10 verderor 10 damning
BC:09:b:01 Law: Administration of justice: One who administers justice: Judge
  3334 judges 2436 judge 1107 iudge 1050 iudges 1025 justice 732 justices 670 arbitrators 661 assessors 661 arbitrator 596 triers 444 barons 437 circuit 409 areopagite 407 deme 358 itinerant 293 iustices 286 recorder 267 iustice 252 worship 227 judg 214 circuits 202 assistants 200 puisne 185 unjustice 172 rhadamanthus 158 lud 146 baron 134 assessor 117 assistant 115 judicature 113 trier 110 commissars 107 arbiter 101 barony 100 arbitratour 94 puny 76 dempster 76 knower 66 umpire 65 president 61 arbitratours 53 capital 53 punies 48 justiciar 47 arbiters 45 commissar 45 cadis 44 baronies 44 demes 40 knowers 39 brehon 34 recorders 33 jurists 31 judicatures 30 presidents 29 vmpire 28 cadis 28 punys 28 tribunes 25 tribune 24 circuite 22 capitall 21 judicial 20 ambidexter 19 justice-general 18 demer 17 recordership 16 umpires 16 ordinaries 16 alguazil 15 judiciall 15 iudicature 14 judgeth 11 podesta 11 doom 11 deemsters 11 vmpires 10 demers 10 affeerors 10 justice-clerk
BC:09:b:02 Law: Administration of justice: One who administers justice: Jury
  9948 jury 2351 iury 1388 juries 669 jurors 451 assize 387 inquest 341 iuries 331 jewry 244 iurie 194 assizes 188 country 150 iurors 120 juror 112 assises 93 foreman 51 empanel 45 countrey 40 inquests 40 juryman 38 iuror 30 jurymen 28 countries 24 recognitors 19 packed 14 jurys 13 pack'd 12 packt 12 array 10 foremen 10 damning
BC:09:b:03 Law: Administration of justice: One who administers justice: An officer of the court
  8426 officers 2304 officer 296 lictors 180 cryer 166 lictor 162 bailiffs 152 bayliffs 126 writters 103 crier 101 somner 86 bailiff 76 sompner 72 writter 65 reporter 61 sompnour 61 bayliff 55 porters 52 bayliffes 52 porte 44 steward 42 bailiffe 42 marshal 42 bailiffes 42 bayliffe 41 associates 39 reporters 37 serjeants 30 serjeant 30 sergeants 29 vntruth 28 sumner 28 marshals 27 untruth 27 porter 25 sergeant 24 criers 22 messengers 20 untruths 19 somners 18 seal 17 stewards 16 sheriffs 16 cryers 15 sumners 14 messenger 13 exceptor 13 cursitors 12 cursitor 12 bailifs 10 pronotaries 10 pronotary 10 remembrancer
BC:09:c Law: Administration of justice: Court papers
7905 postea 2712 record 2347 records 485 inquisition 420 iter 111 recorde 91 recordes 67 streats 46 estreats 45 recordeth 44 enrolled 42 docket 42 paper-book 29 inquisitions 24 porteous 21 paper-books 15 estreat 13 iters 12 inrolled
BC:09:d Law: Administration of justice: Process/writ/warrant/order
25365 writ 15890 writ 6767 writs 2797 mandatum 2338 mandamus 2329 writing 2168 habeas 1765 alias 1593 warrant 1392 summons 1303 utrum 1145 summons 876 return 657 summoned 605 elegit 539 dedimus 505 wrytte 431 subpoena 347 ingressu 306 alis 287 elegit 285 warrants 280 pluries 271 summon 265 ascites 265 sue 256 commission 238 capias 229 injunction 226 cessavit 218 returne 216 sued 210 injunctions 205 exploits 200 formedon 189 certiorari 169 exigents 160 process 159 returns 142 procedendo 138 praecipe 134 intimation 134 returnable 133 summoning 130 mandates 120 summoneth 116 writts 114 precepts 114 noverint 111 commissions 104 mandate 104 processe 101 wryttes 95 exactions 94 commandment 92 precept 90 exaction 85 garnishment 85 wakening 83 supplicavit 82 praecipe 76 summon'd 71 commandement 70 garnished 69 brieve 64 latitat 64 venire 62 sequestration 60 wrytt 60 cessavit 57 ascite 52 vvrit 50 distringas 50 prohibition 50 subpoena 46 suing 43 serving 42 sommons 41 intimations 41 exploit 41 commandments 40 mittimus 40 resummons 39 advocation 39 brief 36 amend 36 vvrit 36 waken 35 convented 35 brieves 35 pone 33 wakened 32 original 30 iniunctions 30 amended 30 proces 30 safeguard 29 suing 29 prohibitions 29 commandements 29 subpoena'd 28 assignation 28 certiorari 28 garnishments 28 returnes 26 sequestrations 26 suit 26 butterfly 25 citation 24 vouch 23 briefs 23 impetration 23 suits 23 retorn 22 testes 22 sues 22 garnish 22 wrytte 21 convene 21 seruing 21 retornable 20 resummons 20 supplicavit 19 convened 19 safegard 19 citations 19 commaundement 18 tolt 17 sommons 17 reprieve 17 iniunction 17 monition 16 signification 16 summonance 16 vvritte 14 vouch 14 returneth 14 justicies 14 attachment 14 writting 13 wakenings 12 replevin 12 subpoenas 12 ascite 12 gavelet 12 vouched 11 tolt 11 wryting 11 livery 11 issuable 11 elegits 11 writings 11 exact 10 sommoned 10 sueth 10 writing 10 crave 10 testatum 10 exploites 10 butterflies 10 reattachment 10 exployts 10 wakens
BC:09:e Law: Administration of justice: General proceedings
25846 nihil 5518 indictment 5176 prosecution 4728 detained 4644 committed 3883 committed 3597 fait 2812 indicted 2456 impeachment 2408 arrested 2153 regina 2119 detain 1726 impeach 1693 impeached 1683 accused 1662 adjourned 1307 arrest 1305 charge 1286 accused 1279 confiscation 1224 confiscated 1160 arraignment 1092 detaine 1088 accuse 1010 confiscate 1004 sequestration 969 indictments 968 sequestred 957 custody 926 charged 915 indited 909 volens 906 bail 889 accusation 827 detain'd 819 commit 742 detaining 709 charge 660 sequester 631 adjourn 627 indicted 558 deteined 547 apprehending 547 endite 529 brought 512 disseisin 445 regina 443 disseisor 423 prosecutions 393 impeached 383 accusing 381 bailed 381 nichil 373 accusations 372 crimination 356 seizure 354 prosecuted 351 indict 345 principal 344 prosecutors 341 disseised 339 baile 332 committing 328 allegations 327 prosecute 321 charges 320 bayle 317 bring 314 seisure 309 detayned 308 distress 293 bail 277 adjourn'd 276 prosecutor 275 impeachments 274 allegation 274 confiscations 271 sequestrations 268 arrestment 261 rest 260 arraignement 246 bayl 242 nichil 239 disseisee 238 seized 237 arresting 237 sequestring 234 raigns 228 impeaching 219 custodie 219 prosecuting 218 forfeited 217 adiourned 211 distresse 201 detains 200 criminations 188 repossessed 179 receiver 178 adjourning 178 recover 178 impeach'd 171 principall 171 arrest 169 manucaptors 163 baile 162 inditing 160 arraigned 148 arested 146 seize 146 deteine 140 forfeit 139 charging 137 appeached 135 detaineth 133 accuseth 132 distressed 132 confiscating 129 detaines 128 prosecuting 125 detayne 120 reprehended 120 confiscated 118 recovered 118 sequestered 116 repossess 113 raigned 112 arest 110 arrests 108 nil 106 accuses 106 replevisable 103 impleaded 102 bayle 99 replevin 96 bond 95 faits 94 seizures 94 appeach 93 propounded 92 bayl 91 bringing 90 accus'd 90 sequestrators 89 charg'd 89 distresses 87 indited 85 deteyne 83 continuando 83 impounded 81 repossession 80 indicting 79 detein 79 commits 78 receivers 77 bonds 75 bayled 73 brings 73 accus'd 72 detayning 72 pounded 72 arraignments 70 surrender 69 appellant 68 commytted 68 disseise 68 arrests 68 bailable 68 adjourne 67 poinding 65 messenger 63 deteining 63 inditing 62 prosecuting 62 distrained 60 estreated 60 seiz'd 59 messengers 59 arrestments 55 reprehend 55 aggravate 55 implead 54 impound 54 impeache 54 arraign 54 manifested 51 commited 51 trustees 50 adjourns 50 mainprize 49 apprehenders 48 remanded 48 seised 45 detainment 45 prise 45 sequestrator 44 deprehended 44 impeaches 43 annotations 43 indicting 43 poinding
BC:09:e:01 Law: Administration of justice: General proceedings: Legal seizure/recovery of property
  25846 nihil 1279 confiscation 1224 confiscated 1010 confiscate 1004 sequestration 968 sequestred 660 sequester 512 disseisin 443 disseisor 381 nichil 356 seizure 341 disseised 314 seisure 308 distress 274 confiscations 271 sequestrations 259 arrestment 242 nichil 239 disseisee 237 sequestring 237 seized 218 forfeited 211 distresse 188 repossessed 179 receiver 178 recover 145 seize 140 forfeit 132 confiscating 132 distressed 120 confiscated 118 recovered 118 sequestered 116 repossess 108 nil 94 seizures 90 sequestrators 89 distresses 83 impounded 81 repossession 78 receivers 72 pounded 70 surrender 68 disseise 67 poinding 62 distrained 60 seiz'd 56 arrestments 54 impound 51 trustees 47 seised 45 sequestrator 45 prise 43 annotations 43 poinding 42 law-days 37 distrainable 36 seasure 34 recouer 33 seizing 33 seazure 33 disseises 32 repossessing 30 distressed 29 published 29 replevisable 28 cession 28 disseisors 28 replevied 28 poinded 27 sequester'd 27 sequestrate 27 distrainer 27 garnishee 27 seiser 26 replegiare 25 prises 25 distrain 25 irreplevisable 24 sequesters 24 sequestrated 22 foreclosed 22 recovering 22 confiscates 22 haro 22 execution 21 excussion 21 seise 20 extented 20 forfeits 20 extendible 19 distrained 18 recover'd 17 poind 16 seizable 16 confiscating 16 disseisins 16 receiuers 15 confisked 15 impounding 14 forfeiting 14 disseising 14 law-day 13 excuss 13 distraining 13 recouered 13 seased 12 seizor 12 distraining 12 repleviable 11 of 11 bill 11 distrain 11 sale 11 sequestrating 10 replegiare 10 diligence 10 haros 10 impounded
BC:09:e:02 Law: Administration of justice: General proceedings: Arrest
  4728 detained 4644 committed 3883 committed 2408 arrested 2119 detain 1662 adjourned 1307 arrest 1092 detaine 957 custody 827 detain'd 819 commit 742 detaining 631 adjourn 558 deteined 547 apprehending 332 committing 309 detayned 277 adjourn'd 260 rest 237 arresting 219 custodie 217 adiourned 201 detains 178 adjourning 171 arrest 148 arested 146 deteine 135 detaineth 129 detaines 125 detayne 120 reprehended 112 arest 110 arrests 85 deteyne 79 detein 79 commits 72 detayning 68 arrests 68 commytted 68 adjourne 65 messenger 63 deteining 59 messengers 55 reprehend 54 manifested 51 commited 50 adjourns 49 apprehenders 48 remanded 45 detainment 44 deprehended 37 apprehender 35 roust 31 attacher 30 deprehension 30 committeth 28 adjorned 26 rest 26 detainest 25 arreste 24 detaining 24 detein'd 23 reprehending 23 arrestable 21 commited 20 comitted 19 apprehended 19 apprehend 19 restest 18 caption 16 reprehends 16 rested 15 custodye 13 detainments 12 arestyd 12 rests 11 adjorn 11 raid 10 custodies 10 resting
BC:09:e:03 Law: Administration of justice: General proceedings: Accusation/allegation/indictment
  5518 indictment 5176 prosecution 2812 indicted 2456 impeachment 2153 regina 1726 impeach 1693 impeached 1683 accused 1305 charge 1286 accused 1160 arraignment 1088 accuse 969 indictments 926 charged 915 indited 889 accusation 709 charge 627 indicted 547 endite 529 brought 445 regina 423 prosecutions 393 impeached 383 accusing 373 accusations 372 crimination 354 prosecuted 351 indict 344 prosecutors 328 allegations 327 prosecute 321 charges 317 bring 276 prosecutor 275 impeachments 274 allegation 260 arraignement 234 raigns 228 impeaching 219 prosecuting 200 criminations 178 impeach'd 162 inditing 160 arraigned 139 charging 137 appeached 133 accuseth 128 prosecuting 113 raigned 106 accuses 103 impleaded 94 appeach 93 propounded 91 bringing 90 accus'd 89 charg'd 87 indited 83 continuando 80 indicting 73 brings 73 accus'd 72 arraignments 69 appellant 63 inditing 62 prosecuting 55 aggravate 55 implead 54 impeache 54 arraign 44 impeaches 43 indicting 42 impleaded 40 endites 38 information 37 impeachable 36 appellants 34 impeach'd 30 of 30 bill 30 raign 27 propound 27 raigning 27 arraigning 26 inscription 26 aggravated 25 accusement 24 indicts 23 indite 23 appeach 22 surmises 22 count 22 prosecutes 21 violated 21 call 21 arraigne 21 appealer 21 aggravation 19 involve 18 involved 18 wray 17 criminator 17 supposal 17 peacher 15 impeachers 15 surmise 15 crime 15 crimes 15 unprosecuted 15 heinous 15 appeachment 15 impeach't 14 appeacher 14 indictable 13 delation 13 delated 13 appeaching 13 involving 13 pretend 12 involves 12 prosecuteth 12 propounding 12 aggravating 12 impleading 12 articles 12 delated 11 impeacher 10 inditment 10 criminously 10 peachers 10 aggravations 10 arraigns 10 aggravates
BC:09:e:04 Law: Administration of justice: General proceedings: Bailing/bail
  906 bail 381 bailed 339 baile 320 bayle 293 bail 246 bayl 169 manucaptors 163 baile 102 bayle 98 replevin 96 bond 92 bayl 77 bonds 77 replevisable 75 bayled 68 bailable 50 mainprize 38 bailing 35 mainpernors 33 fidejussor 30 bailment 26 baill 25 bailing 24 bails 23 bayling 20 borrowed 14 bayling 13 bail'd 12 manucaption 10 replevy 10 mainpernable
BC:09:f Law: Administration of justice: Court proceedings/procedure
41334 pardon 35307 execution 23013 plead 21049 stay 20742 petition 16369 grand 12663 plea 10460 preferred 10219 defendant 10178 pleaded 9983 reply 8356 petitions 6629 plaintiff 6562 preferment 5492 adjudged 5327 sentence 5315 pleas 5046 pleading 4995 condemned 4890 sue 4845 prefer 4782 tanquam 4658 stay 4402 pardons 4193 defendants 4002 prosecute 3956 stayed 3917 preferre 3876 pleads 3717 evidence 3713 testimony 3378 constat 2993 acquitted 2965 convicted 2882 petitioners 2850 witnesses 2766 prosecuted 2736 preferring 2729 preferments 2663 redresse 2545 heard 2538 pleade 2286 hearing 2278 it 2273 tryal 2241 defend 2240 principal 2230 sued 2224 precedent 2155 jure 2131 staying 2091 arraigned 2074 condemnation 2020 laid 1974 intent 1937 petitioner 1878 judge 1857 try 1841 redress 1838 appear 1829 trial 1793 executions 1733 placitum 1713 awarded 1667 adiudged 1661 justified 1654 pauper 1599 proof 1499 false 1485 tried 1471 staied 1460 rule 1439 rules 1428 accord 1397 testimonies 1384 plaintiffe 1380 disclaim 1374 condemn 1306 decreed 1259 examine 1257 lay 1255 replie 1237 rejoynder 1229 replies 1218 lis 1204 procedure 1200 verdict 1197 witness 1182 justification 1179 pleadeth 1170 appears 1154 examined 1140 judged 1126 prosecuting 1116 plaints 1088 sentences 1083 removed 1080 tryed 1071 give 1049 unsafe 1028 appearance 1004 triall 994 principall 983 inquest 942 disclaimed 939 caveat 920 prefers 920 appeared 904 hear 900 stayeth 883 disclaime 859 plainer 852 preferreth 850 convicted 840 ignoramus 832 plaintiffs 828 remove 824 plaint 815 protestation 810 stayes 784 staie 753 submit 738 production 729 staye 727 adjudge 713 condemne 712 discontinued 711 litigious 692 tryall 687 witnesse 687 defended 682 condemning 680 damnation 659 demurrer 646 appeal 633 plaintife 621 conuicted 621 gave 618 justifie 608 decree 602 in 592 question 589 proofs 588 testimonie 587 remission 586 sues 571 convict 561 star-chamber 557 caueat 548 condemned 542 combat 539 appeareth 538 summons 530 reprieve 528 alibi 524 pleader 521 complaint 500 suing 495 submission 494 evidences 487 vouch 484 impleaded 482 laying 470 stays 468 assert 468 stayd 468 pleaders 461 actionable 459 interrogatories 458 bar 458 judicatory 456 peticion 455 appeare 446 judging 446 adjudg'd 446 discontinuance 441 sentenced 441 vouched 440 award 433 complaints 432 arraign 422 defendent 421 decerned 418 solatium 416 proofe 414 staies 409 iustification 407 asserted 398 appearing 385 appeal 384 depositions 383 stayes 381 profert 378 conviction 375 appeals 375 disclaiming 367 instance 365 execucion 361 graund 350 condemn'd
BC:09:f:01 Law: Administration of justice: Court proceedings/procedure: Action of courts in claims/grievances
  20742 petition 10460 preferred 10219 defendant 8356 petitions 6629 plaintiff 6562 preferment 4890 sue 4845 prefer 4782 tanquam 4193 defendants 4002 prosecute 3917 preferre 2882 petitioners 2766 prosecuted 2736 preferring 2729 preferments 2240 principal 2230 sued 1974 intent 1937 petitioner 1654 pauper 1428 accord 1384 plaintiffe 1380 disclaim 1218 lis 1126 prosecuting 1116 plaints 994 principall 942 disclaimed 920 prefers 883 disclaime 859 plainer 852 preferreth 832 plaintiffs 824 plaint 753 submit 712 discontinued 711 litigious 633 plaintife 586 sues 521 complaint 500 suing 490 submission 484 impleaded 468 assert 461 actionable 456 peticion 446 discontinuance 433 complaints 422 defendent 418 solatium 407 asserted 375 disclaiming 367 instance 342 preferr 326 discontinue 324 accorde 318 remedy 318 sueth 318 prosecutes 306 implead 304 preferres 253 plaintif 246 entent 243 complainant 237 action 236 submitted 233 disclaims 228 assumpsit 204 improbation 202 complainers 197 peticions 193 of 192 plaintiffes 185 detinue 184 plaintes 181 out 179 maintainable 179 defendaunt 174 court 169 priority 167 remedies 165 complainants 164 prosecuteth 161 instances 160 asserting 158 actions 157 contentious 157 remanet 152 remittitur 147 preferd 146 disclaimes 144 vexatious 133 submitting 130 asserts 124 pleadable 116 playnt 114 intents 114 prescrive 113 replevin 111 disclaim'd 107 su'd 96 suing 96 nonsuit 91 preferrement 89 demandant 89 severed 87 intervention 82 playntes 81 severance 79 litigant 78 prescribed 74 title 73 sponsion 72 solliciting 72 law-cases 72 pursuant 70 soliciting 68 settle 67 proceed 67 complainer 67 complaynant 66 induciae 65 undefended 64 limitation 63 prefered 62 actions 62 settled 61 discontinuing 61 causes 60 proceeding 58 setled 54 litigants 53 pretendents 53 querele 53 asker 51 suable 51 vindicant 50 impleading 49 prefering 49 vndefended 48 cause 48 trounce 47 popular 47 recoverer 46 libelled 46 retraxit 44 submissions 44 viewers 44 preferryng 44 playnts 42 disclayming 41 prescrived 41 prioritie 40 prefermente 39 playnte 39 submits 37 sueing 37 assize 36 county-courts 36 sever 36 reprobators 35 sued 35 litigation 34 petitory 34 seuered 33 orator 32 intente 32 assizes 32 suits 32 discontinues 31 ranked 31 proceeded 31 suyng 31 plainte 30 reprobator 30 retraxit 30 plea 29 quantum 29 lawsuits 29 suitable 28 persecuted 28 vindicate 27 viewer 27 non-claim 26 recoveror 25 contingency 24 palinode 24 litigiousness 24 vindicated 23 solicitings 23 impleads 23 demand 22 complainant 22 issuable 22 litigations 22 pretendent 22 litigate 22 suscitate 21 suscitated
BC:09:f:02 Law: Administration of justice: Court proceedings/procedure: Pleading
  23011 plead 12663 plea 10176 pleaded 9983 reply 5315 pleas 5046 pleading 3876 pleads 2538 pleade 2241 defend 1654 justified 1255 replie 1237 rejoynder 1229 replies 1182 justification 1179 pleadeth 815 protestation 687 defended 659 demurrer 615 justifie 528 alibi 524 pleader 468 pleaders 456 bar 409 iustification 346 replyes 315 pleades 292 demurred 276 defending 274 averment 266 avowry 265 demur 246 protestations 225 cognovit 209 pleading 208 departure 202 justify 193 aid 192 pleadings 184 confesso 169 rejoinder 163 replye 162 demurre 159 declared 156 pleadest 154 confession 145 declarant 142 iustifie 137 barre 131 pro 130 essoin 126 exception 123 justifies 119 demurring 118 defende 108 defends 107 justifying 104 averred 98 declare 96 self-defence 94 replyeth 84 imparlance 83 declaration 76 aver 73 cognovit 73 replieth 69 frivolous 69 ayde 69 avowant 67 defence 64 replys 63 demurr 63 iustified 58 aids 56 exceptions 56 plete 53 pro 49 peremptor 47 non-tenure 47 declarant 47 rejoyn'd 45 demurrers 44 denial 43 justifieth 41 avers 40 declaring 40 actors 37 defendeth 37 demurs 33 averr 33 iustifieth 33 averments 31 demurrs 30 rejoined 29 pleadyng 29 inducements 27 essoins 27 counterplea 26 essoined 26 bars 26 demur 26 rejoin 25 deniall 25 ayd 25 demurres 24 averring 24 declares 24 avowries 24 averre 24 confessions 24 counting 22 pleadable 22 inducement 21 pleaded-for 21 declarations 20 rebut 20 pardon 20 information 19 impleadable 19 repleader 19 alledged 17 rebutted 16 avowance 16 reply 16 repliest 15 pleadinge 14 friuolous 14 iustifications 14 justify'd 14 rejoin'd 13 scandal 13 auerre 13 demurre 13 demurs 13 denyal 13 declareth 13 iustifies 12 barres 12 counterpleaded 12 demurring 12 rejoinders 12 parol 11 justifications 11 counterplead 11 auer 11 actor 10 colour 10 duplyed 10 objectant 10 pleadeth 10 alledge 10 mispleading 10 non-tenure
BC:09:f:03 Law: Administration of justice: Court proceedings/procedure: Evidence
  3717 evidence 3713 testimony 3378 constat 2850 witnesses 2021 precedent 1599 proof 1397 testimonies 1197 witness 738 production 687 witnesse 589 proofs 588 testimonie 494 evidences 487 vouch 441 vouched 416 proofe 384 depositions 381 profert 268 evidenced 257 euidence 242 deposition 203 precedents 203 witnesseth 164 profert 162 vouch 158 witnes 140 proofes 128 voucheth 114 presentment 111 evidencing 110 vouchee 103 verified 102 productions 100 examination 89 approvement 79 deposing 76 examinant 75 vouches 74 vouching 64 vouche 64 corroborative 57 examinate 55 justifiable 52 evidencing 52 deposed 49 testis 48 alledged 42 euidences 40 tainted 37 vouch'd 37 probative 37 vouche 35 depose 34 inbringing 32 criminate 28 appellor 27 inbring 26 profe 25 sworn 23 witness 22 wytnes 21 alledge 21 verifie 20 witnesse 20 verbals 19 wytnesseth 19 proufe 19 probator 19 swearing 18 witnessed 18 exhibition 18 voucheth 18 attainted 17 examinations 16 jurator 16 suit 16 citation 14 testimonye 14 vouches 13 alledg'd 12 criminating 12 evidenc'd 12 adminicles 12 jurats 11 rest 11 swear 11 deposing 11 witnessers 11 testimonyes 10 depone 10 alleged
BC:09:f:04 Law: Administration of justice: Court proceedings/procedure: Trying/hearing of cause
  2545 heard 2286 hearing 2273 tryal 1857 try 1829 trial 1485 tried 1259 examine 1154 examined 1080 tryed 1004 triall 983 inquest 904 hear 692 tryall 599 in 592 question 542 combat 459 interrogatories 349 examining 323 hearing 287 trials 276 trie 274 enquest 273 combate 261 tryals 261 trying 237 try'd 218 heare 209 animadvert 184 ordeal 174 triable 167 inquests 142 assize 136 animadverted 99 assizes 83 knowledge 81 inquirable 76 untried 63 examin'd 60 tries 59 trye 59 examin 58 untryed 50 animadverting 48 vntried 43 inquisition 43 hears 41 enquirable 39 tride 38 assises 34 court-martial 34 animadverts 33 examination 31 hearyng 31 conusance 31 oyer 30 examines 29 tryalls 29 vntryed 28 hearinge 28 ordalium 28 questioning 28 tri'd 24 tryes 24 deray 24 ordeals 24 mistrys 22 inqueste 22 enquests 22 trialls 21 upon 20 crowned 20 examineth 17 intergatories 16 tri 15 heareth 14 cognosce 14 sessions 14 ordalian 14 re-examined 13 examinations 12 mistry 12 herde 11 hearde 11 deposed 11 compert 11 knowledgement 11 tryeth 10 rehears 10 cognosced 10 know
BC:09:f:05 Law: Administration of justice: Court proceedings/procedure: Judging
  41314 pardon 35307 execution 5492 adjudged 5327 sentence 4995 condemned 4401 pardons 2993 acquitted 2965 convicted 2663 redresse 2278 it 2091 arraigned 2074 condemnation 1878 judge 1841 redress 1793 executions 1713 awarded 1667 adiudged 1499 false 1374 condemn 1306 decreed 1200 verdict 1140 judged 1088 sentences 1071 give 1049 unsafe 850 convicted 840 ignoramus 727 adjudge 713 condemne 682 condemning 680 damnation 646 appeal 621 conuicted 621 gave 608 decree 587 remission 571 convict 548 condemned 530 reprieve 458 judicatory 446 judging 446 adjudg'd 441 sentenced 440 award 432 arraign 421 decerned 378 conviction 377 appeal 375 appeals 365 execucion 350 condemn'd 337 condemns 333 iudge 325 commutative 319 adiudge 316 conuicted 314 acquited 312 charter 303 imputed 296 arraign'd 286 acquitting 286 remedy 279 condemneth 275 damnable 264 conuict 251 given 247 reprieved 232 reprieve 222 deprehended 221 pardone 205 appealed 203 precedent 198 appealer 198 adjudging 198 arraigne 193 attaint 188 contemned 188 pardo 186 absolvitor 183 suspended 178 remitted 177 iudged 173 giving 166 appeale 161 gives 160 remit 158 provoked 153 suspend 151 arraigning 149 acquittal 147 pardoneth 146 provoke 141 acquitall 140 taint 136 appeale 132 contemn 128 judges 126 conjurors 122 remedied 121 judg 121 compurgators 115 sentencing 112 vnsafe 112 contemning 106 default 96 charters 96 appealing 95 deemed 95 appeales 92 commutation 88 convictions 88 redres 87 verdicts 84 condemnes 84 awarde 83 deprehend 82 overturned 82 judgeth 82 found 82 interlocutory 82 acquitment 78 arraigns 78 repriev'd 78 damned 78 absolved 77 araigned 77 adjudgeth 75 conjuror 74 overturn 74 overturning 72 impute 71 appointed 70 review 69 ampliation 69 judged 65 precedents 64 convicting 62 iudging 57 award 57 remedying 57 supersedeas 57 redresses 55 sentence 55 sentencing 53 iudgeth 53 decern 53 compurgator 52 remitting 52 book-cases 51 acquiting 51 decerning 50 awarding 50 censure 50 nonsuited 50 reprieved 49 judg'd 48 untainted 48 suspension 48 find 48 remedie 48 unpardon 47 provoking 46 praemunire 46 review 45 awarding 44 condempned 44 absolve 44 sentenc'd 44 adjudges 42 appellant 42 prouoke 42 condemnations 41 verdit 40 suspending 39 decreeing 38 prouoked 38 awards 38 destinated 37 vanquish 36 sentenced 36 acquitted 35 fals 35 contumaces 35 judiciously 35 condemn'd 33 iudged 33 appellee 32 absolution 32 imputing 32 purgation 30 damn 30 provokes 30 reprieves 29 iudges 28 convict 28 purge 28 deem 27 sentencing 27 appealers 27 sentenc'd