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	judge_n	law_n	2,498	5	5.0932	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88211	The lawes funerall. Or, An epistle written by Lieutenant Col. John Lilburn, prisoner in the Tower of London, unto a friend of his, giving him a large relation of his defence, made before the judges of the Kings bench, the 8. of May 1648. against both the illegal commitments of him by the House of Lords, and the House of Commons, ...	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1648 (1648)	Wing L2130; Thomason E442_13; ESTC R210612	38,933	34

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134._o and_o 32._o ed._n 3._o coram_fw-la 248._o and_o 9_o ed._n 4._o fol._n 52._o unless_o the_o cause_n for_o which_o he_o be_v take_v etc._n etc._n but_o not_o so_o certain_o as_o a_o indictment_n ought_v and_o yet_o with_o such_o convenient_a certainty_n as_o it_o may_v appear_v judicial_o that_o the_o offence_n require_v such_o a_o judgement_n as_o for_o high-treason_n to_o wit_n against_o the_o person_n of_o our_o lord_z the_o king_n or_o for_o the_o counterfeit_n of_o the_o money_n of_o our_o lord_n the_o king_n or_o for_o petty_a treason_n namely_o for_o the_o death_n of_o such_o a_o one_o be_v his_o master_n or_o for_o felony_n to_o wit_n for_o the_o death_n of_o such_o a_o one_o etc._n etc._n or_o for_o blurgary_n or_o robbery_n etc._n etc._n or_o for_o felony_n for_o steal_v of_o a_o horse_n etc._n etc._n or_o the_o like_a so_o as_o it_o may_v in_o such_o a_o generality_n appear_v judicial_o that_o the_o offence_n require_v such_o a_o judgement_n and_o he_o there_o further_o 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peace_n although_o it_o be_v in_o affront_a beat_v or_o wound_v of_o any_o parliament_n man_n for_o that_o be_v express_o ta_fw-mi be_fw-mi try_v in_o the_o king_n bench._n 5_o h_n 4_o chap._n 6._o and_o 11_o h._n 6_o chap._n 11_o you_o although_o a_o sheriff_n by_o law_n be_v to_o pay_v 100_o l._n to_o the_o king_n and_o to_o suffer_v a_o year_n imprisonment_n etc._n etc._n without_o bail_n or_o mainprize_n for_o every_o false_a return_n of_o a_o knight_n of_o the_o shire_n that_o he_o make_v yet_o by_o law_n neither_o house_n be_v to_o be_v judge_n in_o this_o very_a business_n so_o immediate_o concern_v the_o house_n of_o commons_o but_o it_o shall_v be_v examine_v and_o try_v before_o the_o justice_n of_o assize_n in_o the_o session_n of_o assize_n 8._o h._n 6._o chap._n 7._o &_o 23._o h._n 6._o chap._n 15._o yea_o the_o parl._n or_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o be_v not_o to_o punish_v those_o that_o will_v not_o pay_v they_o their_o wage_n for_o their_o service_n do_v in_o the_o 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