Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	act_n	law_n	parliament_n	2,185	5	6.6353	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29389	Reports of that grave and learned judge, Sir John Bridgman, knight, serjeant at law, sometime chief justice of Chester to which are added two exact tables, the one of the cases, and the other of the principal matters therein contained.	Bridgman, John, Sir.; J. H.; England and Wales. Court of Common Pleas.	1659 (1659)	Wing B4487; ESTC R19935	180,571	158

d._n impose_v the_o three_o of_o december_n the_o same_o year_n by_o the_o master_n and_o warden_n and_o nine_o assistant_n all_o which_o sum_n do_v amount_v to_o 6_o l._n 13_o s._n 4_o d._n that_o the_o six_o of_o december_n the_o 15_o jacob._n the_o plaintiff_n have_v notice_n of_o the_o say_a sum_n so_o impose_v and_o although_o he_o thereupon_o pay_v 19_o s._n parcel_n thereof_o yet_o he_o do_v refuse_v to_o pay_v the_o residue_n which_o refusal_n the_o 16_o of_o december_n be_v due_o prove_v before_o the_o say_a master_n and_o warden_n wherefore_o the_o 16_o of_o december_n 15_o jacob._n the_o master_n warden_n and_o assistant_n take_v with_o they_o john_n sowland_n a_o sergeant_n of_o the_o mace_n do_v take_v the_o say_v ten_o hide_n in_o the_o say_a city_n in_o the_o name_n of_o a_o distress_n and_o take_v they_o away_o detain_v they_o for_o thirty_o day_n after_o the_o say_a distress_n and_o because_o the_o plaintiff_n do_v not_o pay_v the_o residue_n of_o the_o say_v 6_o l._n 13_o s._n 4_o d._n nor_o agree_v for_o the_o same_o the_o say_a master_n and_o warden_n and_o t._n b._n c._n g._n m._n a._n t._n k._n j._n g._n m._n b._n k._n j._n w._n t._n and_o r._n t._n be_v the_o major_a part_n of_o the_o assistant_n after_o the_o say_v thirty_o day_n viz._n 17_o jan._n 15_o jacob._n at_o the_o say_a city_n do_v cause_v the_o say_a hide_n to_o be_v appraise_v by_o the_o oath_n of_o r._n s._n etc._n etc._n six_o approve_a man_n of_o the_o say_a city_n who_o appraise_v they_o at_o 7_o l._n and_o the_o say_a defendant_n and_o thomas_n payn_n and_o the_o major_a part_n of_o the_o say_a assistant_n do_v sell_v they_o for_o 7_o l._n and_o they_o say_v that_o the_o surplusage_n amount_v to_o 25_o s._n 8_o d._n and_o no_o more_o which_o the_o say_v william_n and_o thomas_n payn_n with_o the_o assent_n of_o the_o master_n and_o great_a part_n of_o the_o assistant_n before_o the_o suit_n to_o wit_n the_o seven_o of_o january_n in_o the_o same_o year_n at_o the_o say_a city_n do_v offer_v to_o pay_v to_o the_o plaintiff_n but_o he_o refuse_v to_o accept_v thereof_o absque_fw-la hoc_fw-la that_o the_o defendant_n be_v guilty_a at_o tiverton_n or_o any_o other_o place_n out_o of_o the_o say_a city_n of_o exeter_n upon_o which_o plea_n the_o plaintiff_n demur_v and_o i_o conceive_v that_o judgement_n ought_v to_o be_v give_v for_o the_o plaintiff_n and_o herein_o i_o will_v not_o stand_v at_o this_o time_n to_o argue_v whether_o the_o custom_n will_v warrant_v this_o by-law_n because_o there_o have_v be_v a_o resolution_n in_o the_o case_n in_o the_o 8_o rep._n fol._n 125._o for_o london_n only_o i_o observe_v that_o the_o custom_n of_o london_n be_v confirm_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n but_o so_o be_v not_o the_o custom_n of_o exeter_n but_o admit_v that_o the_o custom_n will_v warrant_v this_o by-law_n to_o restrain_v a_o legal_a trade_n or_o art_n within_o the_o say_a city_n yet_o i_o conceive_v this_o by-law_n be_v utter_o void_a for_o three_o cause_n and_o if_o it_o be_v good_a yet_o have_v not_o the_o defendant_n pursue_v the_o same_o in_o take_v and_o sell_v of_o the_o good_n and_o that_o for_o two_o cause_n and_o as_o to_o the_o first_o the_o defendant_n have_v exceed_v their_o custom_n in_o the_o extent_n of_o this_o by-law_n as_o to_o the_o place_n for_o the_o society_n of_o the_o art_n be_v allege_v to_o be_v within_o the_o city_n of_o exeter_n and_o then_o they_o allege_v the_o custom_n to_o be_v that_o they_o have_v use_v to_o make_v by-law_n for_o the_o better_a government_n and_o profit_n of_o the_o say_a city_n so_o that_o all_o the_o custom_n be_v confirm_v to_o the_o city_n but_o the_o by-law_n do_v exceed_v this_o for_o it_o be_v that_o none_o shall_v make_v sell_v or_o offer_v to_o sell_v any_o shoe_n etc._n etc._n within_o the_o city_n or_o the_o county_n of_o exon_n the_o which_o be_v not_o warrant_v by_o the_o custom_n as_o in_o 5_o rep._n chamberlain_n of_o london_n case_n it_o be_v ordain_v that_o if_o 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