Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	according_a	act_n	affection_n	45	3	6.4870	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75403	An answer of the purchasers of the lands, late of Sir John Stawel, by act of Parliament, exposed to sale for his treason to a pamphlet, intituled, The humble remonstrance of Sir John Stawel: together with the answer of John Ashe Esquire, to divers scandals mentioned in that remonstrance. As also a petition and several reasons for establishment of publick sales; tendred by Wil. Lawrence Esq; one of the judges in Scotland.	Lawrence, William, 1613 or 14-1681 or 2.	1654 (1654)	Wing A3300; Thomason E1072_3; ESTC R208226	62,646	64

the_o parliament_n have_v by_o their_o act_n declare_v that_o he_o be_v not_o admit_v to_o compound_v and_o that_o that_o court_n shall_v try_v he_o as_o one_o not_o admit_v thereunto_o which_o declaration_n no_o inferior_a or_o subordinate_a court_n or_o authority_n whatsoever_o have_v power_n to_o examine_v or_o question_v and_o all_o examination_n resolution_n and_o other_o proceed_n of_o that_o court_n touch_v those_o article_n and_o plea_n thereof_o be_v void_a and_o extrajudicial_a and_o sir_n john_n stand_v guilty_a by_o the_o judgement_n of_o that_o court_n of_o high_a treason_n and_o other_o the_o offence_n abovesaid_a and_o by_o act_n of_o parliament_n declare_v not_o admit_v to_o compound_v this_o his_o gild_n be_v certify_v to_o the_o parliament_n by_o the_o high_a court_n of_o justice_n with_o a_o cess_a of_o sentence_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o article_n the_o parliament_n upon_o read_v of_o that_o certificate_n 10_o june_n 1651._o resent_v the_o same_o yet_o by_o 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