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	court_n	law_n	1,543	5	4.8094	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42316	The late Lord Chief Justice North's argument in the case between Sir William Soames, sheriff of Svffolk and Sir Sam. Barnardiston, Bar. adjudged in the court of exchequer-chambers upon a writ of error containing the reasons of that judgement.	Guilford, Francis North, Baron, 1637-1685.	1689 (1689)	Wing G2214; ESTC R14444	24,927	36

the_o late_a lord_n chief_a justice_n north_n argument_n in_o the_o case_n between_o sir_n william_n soames_n sheriff_z of_o suffolk_n and_o sir_n sam_n barnadiston_n bar._n adjudge_v in_o the_o court_n of_o exchequer_n chamber_n upon_o a_o writ_n of_o error_n contain_v the_o reason_n of_o that_o judgement_n london_n print_v and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v by_o randal_n taylor_n 1689._o the_o late_a lord_n chief_a justice_n north_n argument_n etc._n etc._n sir_n samuel_n barnardiston_n bring_v a_o action_n upon_o the_o case_n in_o b._n r._n against_o sir_n william_n soame_n late_a sheriff_n of_o suffolk_n set_v forth_o that_o a_o writ_n issue_v for_o the_o choose_n of_o a_o knight_n for_o that_o county_n to_o serve_v in_o this_o parliament_n instead_o of_o sir_n henry_n north_n decease_v that_o at_o the_o next_o county_n court_n the_o freeholder_n proceed_v to_o election_n and_o although_o the_o plaintiff_n be_v due_o choose_v per_n majorem_fw-la numerum_fw-la gentium_fw-la tunc_fw-la resident_a infra_fw-la dict_z comitat._n quorum_fw-la tunc_fw-la quilibet_fw-la expendere_fw-la potuit_fw-la 40_o s._n libri_fw-la ten'ti_fw-la &_o ultra_fw-la per_fw-la annum_fw-la infra_fw-la comitat._n illud_fw-la ac_fw-la licet_fw-la praedictus_fw-la willielmus_fw-la praemissa_fw-la satis_fw-la sciens_fw-la postea_fw-la brevem_fw-la praed_fw-we in_o cur._n cancellar_n returnavit_fw-la simul_fw-la cum_fw-la quadam_fw-la indentura_fw-la inter_fw-la ipsum_fw-la vicecomitem_fw-la &_o predict_v electores_fw-la ipsius_fw-la samuelis_fw-la de_fw-la praedicta_fw-la electione_n ipsius_fw-la samuelis_fw-la fact_n secund_a exigentiam_fw-la brevis_fw-la predict_v praedictus_fw-la tamen_fw-la willielmus_fw-la ad_fw-la tunc_fw-la vicecome_v officii_fw-la svi_fw-la debitum_fw-la minime_fw-la ponderans_fw-la sed_fw-la machinans_fw-la &_o maliriose_fw-la intendens_fw-la ipsum_fw-la samuelem_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la parte_fw-la minus_fw-la rite_n praegravare_fw-la ac_fw-la eundem_fw-la samuelem_fw-la de_fw-la fiducia_fw-la &_o officio_fw-la unius_fw-la mil._n comitat._n predict_v in_o dict_z parliamento_fw-la exercend_fw-la omnino_fw-la frustrare_fw-la &_o deprivare_fw-la et_fw-la predict_v samuelem_fw-la ad_fw-la diversas_fw-la magnas_fw-la &_o grandes_fw-fr pecuniarum_fw-la summas_fw-la expend_v causare_fw-la contra_fw-la debitum_fw-la officii_fw-la svi_fw-la praed_fw-we falso_fw-la malitiose_fw-la scienter_fw-la &_o deceptive_a ad_fw-la tunc_fw-la in_o ead_n cancellar_n apud_fw-la westmonast_n predict_v retornavit_fw-la una_fw-la cum_fw-la indentura_fw-la predict_v quandam_fw-la aliam_fw-la indenturam_fw-la eidem_fw-la brevi_fw-la similiter_fw-la annex_v specificant_a specificant_a illam_fw-la fore_fw-la fact_n inter_fw-la prefat_n willielmum_fw-la etc._n etc._n ex_fw-la una_fw-la parte_fw-la &_o diversas_fw-la alius_fw-la personas_fw-la dict_z comitat._n in_o indentura_fw-la illa_fw-la specificat_fw-la &_o continent_n quod_fw-la dictae_fw-la al._n personae_fw-la ut_fw-la major_n pars_fw-la totius_fw-la comitat._n predict_v in_o praedicto_fw-la pleno_fw-la comitat._n elegerunt_fw-la quend_a lionellum_fw-la talmash_n bar._n alias_o dict_z lionel_n dom._n huntingtowr_n in_o regno_fw-la scotiae_fw-la in_o loco_fw-la praedicti_fw-la henrici_fw-la north_n un_fw-fr mil._n com._n suffolk_n predict_v pro_fw-la parliamento_fw-la praedicto_fw-la adveniend_n eidem_fw-la parliamento_fw-la pro_fw-la com._n il_fw-fr vbi_fw-la revera_fw-la praedictus_fw-la lionellus_fw-la non_fw-la fuit_fw-la electus_fw-la per_fw-la majorem_fw-la partem_fw-la prout_fw-la per_fw-la ult_fw-la indent_v falso_fw-la supponitur_fw-la ratione_fw-la cujus_fw-la quidem_fw-la falsi_fw-la retorn_a de_fw-fr praedicta_fw-la al._n indent_v etc._n etc._n idem_fw-la samuel_n in_o domum_fw-la inferiorem_fw-la pro_fw-la comitat._n huius_fw-la regni_fw-la angliae_fw-la etc._n etc._n assemblat_fw-la admitti_fw-la non_fw-la potuit_fw-la quousque_fw-la idem_fw-la samuel_n per_fw-la petitionem_fw-la svam_fw-la comitat._n dicti_fw-la parliamenti_fw-la pro_fw-la remedio_fw-la congruo_fw-la exhibit_v &_o post_fw-la diversas_fw-la ingentes_fw-la denar_fw-mi summas_fw-la in_fw-la &_o circa_fw-la manifestationem_fw-la &_o verificationem_fw-la dictae_fw-la electionis_fw-la coram_fw-la dict_z comitat._n expendit_fw-la &_o diversos_fw-la labores_fw-la in_o ea_fw-la parte_fw-la sustent_n postea_fw-la scil_n etc._n etc._n per_fw-la comitat._n in_o domum_fw-la comitat._n predict_v admissus_fw-la fuit_fw-la &_o electio_fw-la ipsius_fw-la samuelis_fw-la per_fw-la comitat_fw-la declarat_fw-la fuit_fw-la fore_fw-la bond_n unde_fw-la deteriat_fw-la est_fw-la &_o damnum_fw-la habet_fw-la ad_fw-la valenc_n valenc_n 3000_o l._n there_o be_v a_o verdict_n give_v for_o the_o plaintiff_n and_o damage_n find_v to_o the_o value_n of_o 800_o l._n and_o judgement_n thereupon_o and_o a_o writ_n of_o error_n be_v bring_v to_o reverse_v that_o judgement_n i_o have_v but_o little_a time_n leave_v i_o to_o say_v what_o i_o have_v to_o offer_v it_o be_v very_o late_o and_o yet_o i_o must_v desire_v leave_n to_o produce_v these_o reason_n i_o have_v in_o maintenance_n of_o my_o opinion_n i_o will_v be_v careful_a to_o detain_v you_o no_o long_o then_o will_v be_v necessary_a and_o therefore_o i_o will_v not_o trouble_v you_o to_o state_n the_o case_n again_o nor_o will_v i_o speak_v of_o any_o exception_n that_o have_v be_v make_v to_o the_o declaration_n for_o i_o love_v not_o the_o nicety_n of_o the_o law_n in_o case_n where_o they_o do_v prevail_v and_o in_o this_o case_n i_o have_v only_o consider_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o action_n which_o if_o i_o have_v find_v well_o establish_v upon_o reason_n or_o the_o ground_n of_o law_n i_o will_v have_v examine_v what_o have_v be_v object_v to_o the_o form_n of_o the_o declaration_n which_o must_v have_v bring_v great_a weight_n to_o have_v overturn_v those_o proceed_n but_o as_o to_o the_o point_n of_o the_o action_n upon_o the_o most_o serious_a consideration_n i_o can_v have_v of_o it_o and_o weigh_v what_o have_v be_v before_o now_o and_o also_o at_o this_o time_n say_v in_o support_n of_o it_o i_o be_o of_o opinion_n that_o the_o judgement_n ought_v to_o be_v reverse_v for_o that_o no_o such_o action_n as_o this_o at_o bar_n do_v lie_v by_o the_o common_a law._n because_o this_o be_v a_o cause_n of_o considerable_a value_n great_a damage_n be_v recover_v because_o it_o be_v a_o judgement_n of_o great_a authority_n be_v upon_o a_o cause_n try_v at_o the_o king_n bench_n bar_n and_o give_v upon_o deliberation_n there_o because_o it_o be_v a_o case_n of_o extraordinary_a nature_n and_o of_o great_a import_n each_o party_n pretend_v benefit_n to_o the_o parliament_n by_o it_o because_o it_o be_v a_o action_n primae_fw-la impressionis_fw-la that_o never_o be_v before_o adjudge_v the_o report_n of_o which_o will_v be_v listen_v after_o i_o have_v take_v pain_n to_o collect_v and_o set_v down_o the_o reason_n that_o i_o must_v go_v upon_o in_o determine_v this_o case_n that_o as_o the_o judgement_n have_v the_o countenance_n of_o some_o deliberation_n in_o the_o court_n where_o it_o be_v give_v so_o the_o reversal_n be_v with_o great_a deliberation_n may_v appear_v ground_v upon_o reason_n that_o ought_v to_o prevail_v i_o can_v say_v with_o my_o brother_n wyndham_n that_o i_o love_v rather_o to_o affirm_v judgement_n than_o to_o reverse_v they_o but_o i_o can_v attribute_v nothing_o of_o authority_n to_o the_o judgement_n though_o it_o be_v give_v in_o a_o superior_a court_n and_o upon_o deliberation_n i_o must_v judge_v upon_o it_o as_o if_o the_o case_n come_v to_o be_v original_o judge_v by_o i_o the_o argument_n to_o support_v a_o judgement_n from_o the_o authority_n of_o its_o self_n be_v exceptio_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la rei_fw-la cujus_fw-la petitur_fw-la dissolutio_fw-la which_o must_v not_o be_v admit_v in_o case_n of_o writ_n of_o error_n we_o be_v instruct_v to_o examine_v and_o correct_v the_o error_n of_o that_o court_n and_o for_o that_o purpose_n we_o be_v make_v superior_a to_o it_o we_o must_v proceed_v according_a to_o our_o own_o knowledge_n and_o discretion_n else_o we_o do_v not_o perform_v the_o trust_v repose_v in_o we_o i_o must_v needs_o say_v this_o be_v a_o cause_n that_o import_v it_o more_o than_o any_o cause_n i_o have_v know_v come_v before_o we_o for_o it_o be_v a_o cause_n primae_fw-la impressionis_fw-la and_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o by_o this_o judgement_n a_o change_n of_o the_o common_a law_n be_v introduce_v it_o be_v the_o principal_a use_n of_o writ_n of_o error_n and_o appeal_v to_o hinder_v the_o change_n of_o the_o law_n and_o therefore_o writ_n of_o error_n in_o our_o law_n and_o appeal_v in_o the_o civil_a law_n do_v carry_v judgement_n and_o decree_n to_o be_v examine_v by_o superior_a court_n until_o they_o come_v to_o the_o high_a who_o be_v entrust_v that_o they_o will_v not_o change_v the_o law._n therefore_o do_v writ_n of_o error_n lie_v from_o ireland_n which_o be_v a_o subordinate_a kingdom_n to_o england_n by_o who_o law_n it_o be_v govern_v that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v able_a to_o change_v the_o law_n by_o their_o judgement_n and_o not_o so_o much_o for_o the_o particular_a right_n of_o the_o party_n for_o otherwise_o it_o will_v be_v very_o easy_a for_o judge_n by_o construction_n and_o interpretation_n to_o change_v even_o a_o write_a law_n and_o it_o will_v be_v most_o easy_a for_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o common_a law_n of_o

this_o a_o question_n that_o refer_v to_o judgement_n they_o object_n again_o that_o the_o sheriff_n may_v give_v a_o oath_n concern_v all_o the_o qualification_n and_o he_o be_v to_o look_v no_o further_o i_o answer_v the_o statute_n have_v give_v the_o sheriff_n power_n to_o give_v a_o oath_n in_o assistance_n of_o he_o but_o the_o statute_n do_v not_o say_v that_o whosoever_o take_v that_o oath_n shall_v have_v a_o voice_n neither_o do_v the_o stat._n 23_o hen._n 6._o say_v that_o the_o sheriff_n shall_v not_o be_v charge_v with_o a_o false_a retorn_a that_o pursue_v that_o way_n so_o that_o although_o he_o may_v use_v those_o mean_n for_o his_o direction_n yet_o he_o must_v consider_v his_o own_o safety_n not_o to_o make_v a_o false_a retorn_a if_o a_o man_n upon_o take_v such_o oath_n give_v a_o special_a answer_n or_o it_o shall_v be_v know_v to_o the_o sheriff_n that_o he_o swear_v false_a the_o sheriff_n must_v determine_v according_a to_o his_o own_o judgement_n and_o not_o by_o what_o be_v swear_v it_o may_v be_v hence_o conclude_v that_o the_o sheriff_n as_o to_o the_o declare_v the_o majority_n be_v a_o judge_n and_o if_o so_o my_o next_o assertion_n be_v that_o there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n he_o shall_v be_v free_a from_o action_n as_o any_o judge_n in_o westminster-hall_n or_o any_o other_o judge_n do_v it_o not_o import_v the_o public_a that_o the_o sheriff_n shall_v deal_v upright_o and_o impartial_o ought_v he_o not_o to_o have_v courage_n and_o for_o that_o end_n shall_v not_o the_o law_n provide_v he_o security_n consider_v his_o disadvantage_n what_o a_o noise_n and_o crowd_n accompany_v such_o election_n what_o importunity_n nay_o what_o violence_n there_o be_v upon_o he_o from_o the_o contest_a party_n we_o may_v say_v no_o other_o judge_n have_v more_o need_n of_o courage_n and_o resolution_n to_o manage_v himself_o and_o determine_v upright_o than_o he_o no_o other_o judge_n determine_v in_o a_o case_n of_o great_a consequence_n to_o the_o public_a or_o difficulty_n than_o he_o expose_v he_o to_o such_o action_n and_o in_o most_o election_n he_o must_v have_v trouble_n for_o common_o each_o party_n be_v confident_a of_o his_o strength_n and_o his_o conduct_n and_o his_o friend_n that_o let_v the_o sheriff_n return_v never_o so_o upright_o the_o party_n that_o be_v reject_v will_v revenge_v it_o by_o a_o suit_n especial_o if_o he_o may_v sue_v at_o common_a law_n to_o have_v boundless_a damage_n without_o run_v any_o hazard_n himself_o but_o of_o the_o loss_n of_o he_o cost_v if_o we_o judge_n that_o find_v ourselves_o secure_a from_o action_n shall_v not_o be_v tender_a of_o other_o that_o be_v in_o the_o same_o circumstance_n it_o may_v be_v well_o say_v woe_n unto_o you_o for_o you_o impose_v heavy_a burden_n upon_o other_o that_o will_v not_o bear_v the_o least_o of_o they_o yourselves_o my_o second_o reason_n be_v because_o it_o be_v alieni_fw-la fori_fw-la either_o to_o examine_v the_o right_n of_o election_n or_o behaviour_n of_o the_o sheriff_n both_o which_o be_v incident_a and_o indeed_o the_o only_a consideration_n that_o can_v guide_v in_o the_o trial_n of_o such_o cause_n if_o they_o be_v allow_v it_o be_v admit_v that_o the_o parliament_n be_v the_o only_a proper_a judicature_n to_o determine_v the_o right_n of_o election_n and_o to_o censure_v the_o behaviour_n of_o the_o sheriff_n how_o can_v the_o common_a law_n try_v a_o cause_n that_o can_v determine_v of_o those_o thing_n without_o which_o the_o cause_n can_v be_v try_v no_o action_n upon_o the_o case_n will_v lie_v for_o breach_n of_o a_o trust_n because_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o principal_a thing_n the_o trust_n do_v not_o belong_v to_o the_o common_a law_n but_o to_o the_o court_n of_o chancery_n certain_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o case_n at_o bar_n be_v strong_a as_o the_o parliament_n ought_v to_o have_v more_o reverence_n than_o the_o court_n of_o chancery_n they_o object_n that_o it_o may_v be_v try_v after_o the_o parliament_n have_v decide_v the_o election_n for_o than_o that_o which_o the_o common_a law_n can_v not_o try_v be_v determine_v and_o the_o parliament_n can_v give_v the_o party_n the_o cost_v he_o be_v put_v unto_o then_o i_o perceive_v they_o will_v have_v the_o determination_n of_o the_o parliament_n bind_v to_o the_o sheriff_n in_o the_o action_n which_o it_o can_v be_v for_o that_o it_o be_v between_o other_o party_n to_o which_o the_o sheriff_n be_v not_o call_v it_o be_v against_o the_o course_n of_o law_n that_o any_o judgement_n decree_n or_o proceed_v betwixt_o other_o party_n shall_v bind_v the_o interest_n of_o or_o any_o way_n conclude_v a_o three_o person_n no_o more_o ought_v it_o to_o do_v here_o it_o may_v be_v easy_a for_o party_n combine_v to_o represent_v a_o case_n so_o to_o the_o parliament_n that_o the_o right_n of_o election_n may_v appear_v either_o way_n as_o the_o party_n please_v is_n be_v fit_a that_o the_o sheriff_n who_o be_v not_o admit_v to_o controvert_v such_o determination_n shall_v be_v conclude_v by_o it_o in_o a_o action_n bring_v against_o he_o to_o make_v he_o pay_v the_o reckon_a do_v the_o parliament_n believe_v when_o they_o determine_v this_o election_n that_o they_o pass_v sentence_n against_o the_o sheriff_n upon_o which_o he_o must_v pay_v 800_o l._n sure_a if_o they_o have_v imagine_v so_o they_o will_v nay_o in_o justice_n they_o ought_v to_o have_v hear_v his_o defence_n before_o they_o determine_v it_o and_o yet_o that_o be_v the_o measure_n of_o this_o case_n the_o sheriff_n be_v not_o hear_v in_o parliament_n indeed_o he_o be_v not_o blame_v there_o and_o yet_o upon_o the_o trial_n which_o concern_v he_o so_o deep_o he_o be_v not_o allow_v to_o defend_v himself_o by_o show_v any_o majority_n or_o equality_n of_o voice_n the_o parliament_n have_v determine_v the_o election_n i_o do_v not_o by_o these_o reflection_n tax_v the_o law_n of_o injustice_n or_o the_o course_n of_o parliament_n of_o inconveniency_n i_o be_o a_o admirer_n of_o the_o method_n of_o both_o it_o be_v from_o the_o excellency_n of_o they_o i_o conclude_v this_o proceed_n in_o this_o new-fangled_a action_n be_v absurd_a unjust_a and_o unreasonable_a can_v be_v legal_a to_o answer_v the_o other_o branch_n of_o this_o objection_n i_o say_v it_o do_v not_o follow_v that_o because_o the_o parliament_n can_v give_v cost_v therefore_o this_o new_a devise_v action_n must_v lie_v to_o help_v the_o party_n to_o they_o for_o then_o such_o a_o action_n may_v lie_v in_o all_o case_n where_o there_o be_v a_o wrong_a to_o be_v remedy_v by_o course_n of_o law_n and_o no_o cost_v be_v give_v for_o it_o at_o the_o common_a law_n no_o cost_v be_v give_v in_o any_o case_n and_o many_o case_n remain_v at_o this_o day_n where_o the_o statute_n have_v give_v no_o cost_v as_o in_o a_o prohibition_n scire_fw-la facias_fw-la and_o quare_fw-la impedit_fw-la and_o divers_a other_o case_n and_o yet_o no_o action_n will_v lie_v to_o recover_v those_o cost_v and_o why_o shall_v it_o lie_v in_o the_o case_n at_o bar_n in_o this_o case_n the_o parliament_n have_v already_o have_v it_o under_o their_o consideration_n in_o the_o statute_n 23_o hen._n 6._o and_o have_v appoint_v what_o shall_v be_v pay_v by_o the_o sheriff_n that_o offend_v sc_n 100_o l._n to_o the_o king_n and_o imprisonment_n the_o parliament_n have_v state_v what_o shall_v be_v pay_v for_o compensation_n and_o what_o for_o punishment_n and_o will_v have_v provide_v for_o cost_v it_o they_o have_v think_v fit_a my_o three_o reason_n be_v because_o a_o double_a retorn_a be_v a_o lawful_a mean_n for_o the_o sheriff_n to_o perform_v his_o duty_n in_o doubtful_a case_n if_o this_o be_v so_o than_o all_o aggravation_n of_o falso_fw-la malitiose_fw-la &_o scienter_fw-la will_v not_o make_v the_o thing_n actionable_a for_o whatever_o a_o man_n may_v do_v for_o his_o safety_n can_v be_v the_o ground_n of_o a_o action_n there_o be_v sometime_o damn_v damn_v absque_fw-la injuria_fw-la though_o the_o thing_n be_v do_v on_o purpose_n to_o bring_v a_o loss_n upon_o another_o without_o any_o design_n of_o benefit_n to_o himself_o as_o if_o a_o new_a house_n be_v erect_v contiguous_a to_o my_o ground_n i_o may_v build_v any_o thing_n on_o purpose_n to_o blind_v the_o light_n of_o the_o new_a house_n and_o no_o action_n will_v accrue_v though_o the_o malice_n be_v never_o so_o great_a much_o less_o will_v a_o action_n lie_v where_o a_o man_n act_n for_o his_o own_o safety_n if_o a_o jury_n will_v find_v a_o special_a verdict_n if_o a_o judge_n will_v advise_v and_o take_v time_n to_o consider_v if_o a_o bishop_n will_v delay_v a_o patron_n and_o impannel_v a_o jury_n to_o inquire_v of_o the_o right_n of_o patronage_n you_o can_v bring_v a_o action_n for_o these_o delay_n though_o you_o