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
A54631	Lex parliamentaria, or, A treatise of the law and custom of the parliaments of England by G.P., Esq. ... ; with an appendix of a case in Parliament between Sir Francis Goodwyn and Sir John Fortescue, for the knights place for the county of Bucks, I Jac. I., from an original French manuscript, translated into English.; Lex parliamentaria. English	Petyt, George.	1690 (1690)	Wing P1943; ESTC R4908	108,214	341

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petyt's_fw-la miscell_n part._n 74._o vide_fw-la dr._n montague_n case_n in_o rushworth_n nalson_n &_o petyt_n miscell_n part._n 82._o 4_o junij_fw-la 19_o jac._n 1._o 120._o petyt_n miscell_n parl._n 120._o the_o commons_o house_n of_o parliament_n this_o day_n adjudge_v randolph_n davenport_n esq_n for_o his_o offence_n in_o mis-informing_a the_o house_n in_o a_o cause_n wherein_o he_o be_v produce_v as_o a_o witness_n to_o be_v commit_v prisoner_n to_o the_o tower_n for_o the_o space_n of_o one_o whole_a month_n and_o then_o to_o be_v discharge_v pay_v his_o fe_n 19_o jac._n 1._o 160._o id._n 160._o order_v by_o the_o commons_o house_n of_o parliament_n that_o the_o sergeant_n at_o arm_n attend_v this_o house_n shall_v attach_v the_o body_n of_o john_n churchill_n one_o of_o the_o deputy-register_n of_o the_o chancery_n and_o he_o shall_v take_v into_o his_o custody_n and_o bring_v he_o to_o this_o house_n on_o monday_n morning_n next_o at_o eight_o of_o the_o clock_n and_o the_o 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ibid._n

merchant_n the_o commons_o pray_v a_o general_a inquiry_n may_v be_v make_v of_o the_o residue_n whereof_o they_o complain_v ibid._n ibid._n which_o the_o lord_n grant_v when_o the_o lord_n nevil_n answer_v 163._o id._n 163._o the_o commons_o require_v that_o one_o richard_n love_n may_v be_v examine_v to_o prove_v that_o which_o the_o say_a lord_n deny_v and_o so_o depart_v but_o two_o of_o the_o commons_o remain_v and_o hear_v the_o examination_n and_o tell_v the_o lord_n that_o the_o say_v richard_n have_v relate_v otherwise_o to_o the_o commons_o the_o day_n before_o which_o the_o say_v richard_n deny_v then_o all_o the_o commons_o come_v and_o justify_v it_o again_o and_o thereupon_o the_o say_a richard_n love_v confess_v it_o and_o on_o their_o demand_n be_v commit_v in_o the_o 10_o rich._n 2._o ibid._n ibid._n when_o the_o commons_o have_v impeach_v the_o lord_n chancellor_n they_o be_v present_a at_o his_o answer_n and_o so_o often_o reply_v and_o enforce_v his_o oath_n against_o he_o and_o require_v he_o to_o be_v commit_v and_o so_o he_o be_v before_o judgement_n if_o the_o commons_o do_v only_o complain_v ibid._n ibid._n and_o do_v neither_o impeach_v the_o party_n in_o write_v nor_o by_o word_n of_o mouth_n in_o open_a house_n nor_o demand_v trial_n to_o be_v in_o their_o presence_n in_o these_o case_n it_o be_v in_o the_o election_n of_o the_o lord_n whether_o the_o commons_o shall_v be_v present_a or_o not_o issue_v of_o quo_n warranto_n out_o of_o the_o court_n of_o king_n bench_n 588._o nalson_n 588._o court_n of_o exchequer_n or_o any_o court_n against_o borough_n that_o ancient_o or_o recent_o send_v burgess_n to_o parliament_n to_o show_v cause_n why_o they_o send_v burgess_n of_o parliament_n and_o all_o the_o proceed_n thereupon_o be_v coram_fw-la non_fw-la judice_fw-la illegal_a and_o void_a and_o the_o right_n of_o send_v burgess_n to_o the_o parliament_n be_v questionable_a in_o parliament_n only_o and_o the_o occasioner_n procurer_n and_o judge_n in_o such_o quo_fw-la warranto_n and_o proceed_n be_v punishable_a as_o in_o parliament_n shall_v be_v think_v consonant_n to_o law_n and_o justice_n where_o the_o article_n against_o the_o delinquent_n be_v ex_fw-la parte_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la 118._o selden_n be_v judicature_n 118._o there_o the_o commons_o can_v reply_v nor_o demand_v judgement_n for_o the_o suit_n be_v the_o king_n be_v and_o not_o they_o in_o trewinnard_n case_n 39_o id._n 39_o dyer_n 60_o &_o 61._o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o commons_o be_v term_v the_o privilege_n of_o parliament_n and_o the_o judgement_n give_v in_o that_o case_n by_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o be_v there_o say_v to_o be_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o most_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n sir_n robert_n atkyns_n argument_n 35._o which_o prove_v they_o be_v not_o without_o a_o judicial_a power_n the_o king_n can_v take_v notice_n of_o what_o be_v do_v in_o the_o commons_o house_n 53._o id._n 53._o or_o deliver_v to_o they_o but_o by_o the_o house_n itself_o and_o that_o be_v one_o of_o the_o law_n and_o custom_n of_o parliament_n in_o 31._o hen._n 6._o 55._o id._n 55._o when_o the_o commons_o request_v the_o king_n and_o lord_n to_o restore_v their_o speaker_n to_o they_o etc._n etc._n the_o judge_n be_v demand_v of_o their_o counsel_n therein_o after_o mature_a deliberation_n they_o answer_v it_o be_v not_o their_o part_n to_o judge_v of_o the_o parliament_n which_o may_v judge_v of_o the_o law_n the_o reason_n ibid._n ibid._n to_o judge_v of_o the_o law_n signify_v that_o they_o can_v judge_v whether_o a_o law_n be_v good_a or_o not_o in_o order_n to_o approve_v it_o and_o to_o enact_v it_o or_o to_o repeal_v a_o law_n in_o 1621._o ibid._n ibid._n the_o house_n of_o commons_o make_v a_o protestation_n against_o all_o impeachment_n other_o than_o in_o the_o house_n for_o any_o thing_n there_o say_v or_o do_v it_o be_v say_v by_o mr._n justice_n crook_n 663._o id._n 58._o rush_n coll._n vol._n 1._o f._n 663._o that_o regular_o a_o parliament-man_n can_v be_v compel_v out_o of_o parliament_n to_o answer_v thing_n do_v in_o parliament_n in_o a_o parliamentary_a course_n if_o it_o be_v do_v in_o a_o parliamentary_a course_n what_o occasion_n can_v there_o be_v to_o answer_v for_o it_o but_o who_o shall_v judge_v what_o be_v a_o parliamentary_a course_n but_o a_o parliament_n not_o judge_n of_o the_o common_a law_n for_o the_o parliamentary_a course_n differ_v from_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o common_a law_n 27_o eliz._n 1584._o 2._o sir_n simon_n d'ewes_n jour_fw-fr 347._o col._n 2._o ordered_n that_o the_o sergeant_n of_o this_o house_n do_v forthwith_o go_v to_o the_o common_a plea_n bar_n and_o charge_v the_o recorder_n then_o plead_v there_o to_o make_v his_o present_a repair_n unto_o this_o house_n for_o his_o attendance_n eodem_fw-la anno_fw-la 1._o id._n 367._o col._n 1._o john_n bland_n a_o currier_n for_o make_v dishonourable_a reflection_n on_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o bring_v to_o the_o bar_n and_o pardon_v upon_o his_o submission_n pay_v twenty_o shilling_n fee_n to_o the_o sergeant_n and_o take_v the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n eodem_fw-la an._n 1._o id._n 368._o col._n 1._o a_o warrant_n for_o a_o writ_n of_o privilege_n award_v for_o set_v at_o liberty_n john_n pepler_n servant_n to_o sir_n philip_n sidney_n a_o member_n of_o this_o house_n now_o prisoner_n for_o debt_n in_o the_o compter_n in_o london_n 28_o 29_o eliz._n 1586._o 1._o id._n 397._o col._n 1._o resolve_v by_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o house_n that_o the_o discuss_n and_o adjudge_v of_o difference_n about_o election_n only_o belong_v to_o the_o say_a house_n that_o though_o the_o lord_n chancellor_n and_o judge_n be_v competent_a judge_n in_o their_o proper_a court_n yet_o they_o be_v not_o in_o parliament_n 31_o eliz._n 1588._o 1._o id_fw-la 451._o col._n 1._o thomas_n drury_n commit_v to_o the_o serjeant_n custody_n bring_v to_o the_o bar_n and_o discharge_v pay_v his_o fee_n for_o speak_v dishonourable_o of_o the_o proceed_n of_o the_o house_n 23_o eliz._n 1580._o 1._o id._n 283._o col._n 1._o a_o member_n of_o the_o house_n stand_v indict_v of_o felony_n adjudge_v that_o he_o ought_v to_o remain_v of_o the_o house_n till_o he_o be_v convict_v for_o it_o may_v be_v any_o man_n case_n who_o be_v guiltless_a to_o be_v accuse_v and_o thereupon_o indict_v of_o felony_n or_o a_o like_a crime_n 18_o eliz._n 1575._o 18_o petyt_n be_v miscel_v parl._n 16_o 18_o edward_n smalley_n be_v upon_o the_o question_n adjudge_v by_o the_o house_n to_o be_v guilty_a of_o contempt_n and_o abuse_v the_o house_n by_o fraudulent_a practice_n of_o procure_v himself_o to_o be_v arrest_v upon_o execution_n of_o his_o own_o assent_n and_o intention_n to_o be_v discharge_v as_o well_o of_o his_o imprisonment_n as_o of_o the_o say_a execution_n and_o matthew_n kirtleton_n adjudge_v guilty_a of_o confederacy_n with_o the_o say_v smalley_n whereupon_o they_o be_v both_o order_v to_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o tower_n and_o the_o say_v smalley_n to_o remain_v there_o for_o a_o month_n and_o after_o till_o he_o give_v sufficient_a assurance_n for_o payment_n of_o a_o hundred_o pound_n to_o the_o creditor_n and_o forty_o shilling_n for_o the_o serjeant_n fe_n 4_o ed._n 6._o criketoft_n 96._o id._n 96._o for_o the_o confederate_n in_o the_o escape_n of_o one_o flood_n commit_v to_o the_o tower_n and_o afterward_o discharge_v pay_v his_o fe_n 1_o jac._n 1._o bryan_n tash_n 98._o id._n 98._o a_o yeoman_n of_o his_o majesty_n guard_n for_o keep_v the_o door_n of_o the_o lobby_n of_o the_o upper_a house_n against_o several_a member_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o bring_v to_o the_o bar_n of_o the_o house_n and_o upon_o his_o submission_n and_o confession_n of_o his_o fault_n dismiss_v pay_v the_o ordinary_a fee_n to_o the_o clerk_n and_o serjeant_n 20_o jac._n 1._o dr._n harris_n 104._o id._n 104._o for_o misbehave_v himself_o in_o preach_v and_o otherwise_o with_o respect_n to_o election_n of_o member_n of_o parliament_n call_v to_o the_o bar_n as_o a_o delinquent_n and_o admonish_v to_o confess_v his_o fault_n there_o and_o in_o the_o country_n and_o in_o the_o pulpit_n of_o his_o parish_n church_n 3_o car._n 1._o mr._n burgess_n a_o minister_n 105._o id._n 104_o 105._o for_o abuse_v his_o function_n in_o the_o duty_n of_o catechise_v etc._n etc._n send_v for_o by_o a_o messenger_n commit_v to_o the_o tower_n and_o upon_o humble_a submission_n deliver_v in_o the_o same_o parliament_n 106._o id._n 105_o 106._o sir_n william_n wray_n mr._n langton_n mr._n john_n trelawny_n and_o mr._n edward_n trelawny_n deputy_n lieutenant_n for_o cornwall_n for_o assume_v to_o themselves_o a_o power_n to_o make_v knight_n of_o the_o shire_n defame_v such_o as_o stand_v to_o be_v choose_v send_v for_o the_o train_v band_n menace_v the_o country_n etc._n etc._n

be_v commit_v some_o to_o the_o tower_n some_o to_o the_o sergeant_n till_o they_o make_v a_o submission_n and_o recognition_n in_o the_o house_n and_o in_o the_o country_n in_o the_o same_o 107._o id._n 106_o 107._o one_o levet_fw-la for_o peremptory_o exercise_v a_o patent_n in_o time_n of_o prorogation_n which_o be_v adjudge_v a_o grievance_n by_o the_o house_n in_o the_o last_o session_n order_v to_o be_v send_v for_o by_o the_o sergeant_n at_o arms._n chap._n vii_o power_n of_o parliament_n over_o their_o own_o member_n the_o freedom_n of_o speech_n and_o debate_n be_v a_o undoubted_a privilege_n of_o the_o house_n 72._o scobel_n 72._o yet_o whatsoever_o be_v speak_v in_o the_o house_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o house_n and_o where_o they_o find_v cause_n offence_n of_o this_o kind_n have_v be_v severe_o punish_v by_o call_v the_o person_n to_o the_o bar_n to_o make_v submission_n commit_v he_o to_o the_o tower_n the_o usual_a prison_n to_o which_o the_o commons_o do_v send_v delinquent_n expel_v the_o house_n disable_n he_o to_o be_v a_o member_n during_o that_o parliament_n and_o sometime_o of_o any_o future_a parliament_n 17_o maij_fw-la 1572._o etc._n ibid._n vide_fw-la d'ewes_n jour_fw-fr 212_o vid._n petyt_n miscell_n parl._n 12_o 13_o etc._n etc._n upon_o sundry_a motion_n make_v by_o divers_a member_n of_o the_o house_n it_o be_v order_v that_o arthur_n hall_n esq_n for_o sundry_a speech_n use_v by_o he_o in_o the_o house_n and_o abroad_o shall_v be_v warn_v by_o the_o sergeant_n to_o be_v at_o the_o house_n on_o monday_n follow_v and_o at_o the_o bar_n to_o answer_v matter_n charge_v against_o he_o and_o all_o such_o person_n as_o have_v note_v his_o word_n either_o in_o the_o house_n or_o abroad_o be_v forthwith_o to_o meet_v and_o set_v down_o the_o same_o word_n in_o writing_n and_o deliver_v the_o same_o to_o the_o speaker_n on_o monday_n mr._n hall_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o bar_n by_o the_o sergeant_n be_v charge_v with_o several_a article_n and_o confess_v his_o folly_n and_o humble_o submit_v himself_o to_o the_o house_n and_o be_v remit_v 8_o febr._n 1585._o 1._o id_fw-la 73._o vide_fw-la sir_n simon_n d'ewe_v journal_n 244._o col._n 1._o peter_n wentworth_n esq_n one_o of_o the_o burgess_n for_o tregony_n in_o the_o county_n of_o cornwall_n be_v for_o violence_n and_o wicked_a word_n utter_v by_o he_o in_o the_o house_n touch_v the_o queen_n sequester_v and_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o bar_n by_o the_o sergeant_n to_o who_o he_o be_v commit_v receive_v this_o judgement_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o speaker_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v commit_v close_a prisoner_n to_o the_o tower_n till_o the_o house_n take_v further_a consideration_n concern_v he_o 4_o febr._n 1580._o 63._o id_fw-la 74_o 75._o vide_fw-la sir_n simon_n d'ewes_n jour_fw-fr 296_o 297_o 298._o vid._n petyt_v miscell_n parl._n a._n p._n 20_o ad_fw-la p._n 63._o 23_o eliz._n complaint_n be_v make_v in_o the_o house_n against_o arthur_n hall_n esq_n speak_v of_o before_o who_o have_v cause_v a_o book_n to_o be_v print_v where_o be_v publish_v the_o conference_n of_o the_o house_n and_o in_o it_o be_v contain_v matter_n of_o reproach_n against_o some_o particular_a member_n of_o the_o house_n derogatory_n to_o the_o general_n authority_n power_n and_o state_n of_o the_o house_n and_o prejudicial_a to_o the_o validity_n of_o the_o proceed_n of_o the_o same_o the_o matter_n be_v refer_v to_o a_o committee_n to_o examine_v and_o upon_o report_n thereof_o and_o bring_v mr._n hall_n to_o the_o bar_n several_a time_n to_o answer_v he_o be_v sentence_v by_o the_o house_n to_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o tower_n as_o the_o prison_n to_o this_o house_n there_o to_o remain_v for_o the_o space_n of_o six_o month_n and_o so_o much_o long_o as_o until_o he_o shall_v himself_o willing_o make_v a_o retraction_n of_o the_o say_a book_n to_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o the_o house_n or_o of_o such_o order_n as_o the_o house_n shall_v make_v 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1586._o ibid._n ibid._n that_o he_o be_v disable_v for_o ever_o to_o serve_v in_o parliament_n 17_o dec._n 1584._o 342._o id._n 76._o vide_fw-la sir_n simon_n d'ewes_n jour_fw-fr 340_o 341_o 342._o 27_o eliz._n a_o bill_n against_o jesuit_n and_o seminary_n priest_n pass_v upon_o the_o question_n dr._n parry_n only_o give_v a_o negative_a and_o after_o inveigh_v in_o violent_a speech_n against_o the_o whole_a bill_n affirm_v it_o to_o savour_v of_o treason_n to_o be_v full_a of_o blood_n danger_n despair_n and_o terror_n or_o dread_a to_o the_o english_a subject_n of_o this_o realm_n our_o brethren_n uncle_n and_o kinsfolk_n upon_o which_o he_o be_v sequester_v from_o the_o house_n into_o the_o outer_a room_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o sergeant_n and_o not_o to_o confer_v with_o any_o while_o the_o house_n be_v in_o debate_n of_o that_o business_n afterward_o he_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o bar_n and_o there_o kneel_v he_o be_v tell_v by_o the_o speaker_n if_o he_o think_v fit_a the_o 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the_o sergeant_n that_o arrest_v he_o and_o his_o yeoman_n send_v for_o and_o a_o committee_n for_o election_n and_o privilege_n choose_v chap._n xiii_o business_n of_o the_o speaker_n the_o mace_n be_v not_o carry_v before_o the_o speaker_n 153._o else_v 153._o until_o his_o return_n be_v present_v to_o the_o king_n and_o allow_v of_o 84._o modus_fw-la tenend_n part._n 36._o smith_n commonwealth_n 84._o the_o speaker_n sit_v in_o a_o chair_n place_v somewhat_o high_a to_o be_v see_v and_o hear_v the_o better_a of_o all_o the_o clerk_n of_o the_o house_n sit_v before_o he_o in_o a_o low_a seat_n who_o read_v bill_n etc._n etc._n the_o speaker_n office_n be_v 86._o modus_fw-la tenend_n parl._n 37._o smyth_n commonwealth_n 86._o when_o a_o bill_n be_v read_v as_o brief_o as_o he_o may_v to_o declare_v the_o effect_n thereof_o to_o the_o house_n that_o day_n that_o the_o speaker_n be_v approve_v by_o the_o king_n 44._o haktwel_n 138_o 139._o sir_n simon_n d'ewes_n jour_fw-fr 43_o 44._o 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