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
A88079	The state of the case in brief between the Countess of Sterlin, and others by petition in Parliament, plaintiffs; and Mris Levingston, defendant.	Levingston, Anne.	1654 (1654)	Wing L1824; Thomason 669.f.19[43]; ESTC R212119	2,351	1

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say_v fine_a now_o it_o do_v appear_v upon_o the_o examination_n and_o proof_n i._o that_o old_a sir_n peter_n vanlore_v have_v four_o daughter_n issue_n sir_n peter_n vanlores_n issue_n and_o one_o son_n 1._o the_o lady_n caesar_n mistress_n levingston_n mother_n 2._o the_o lady_n powel_n 3._o the_o lady_n glemham_n 4._o mistress_n vandenbemde_v sir_n peter_n vanlore_v the_o young_a ii_o that_o by_o a_o sufficient_a settlement_n he_o divide_v his_o estate_n into_o five_o part_n after_o the_o decease_n of_o his_o son_n and_o the_o lady_n powel_n estate_n the_o distribution_n of_o his_o real_a estate_n a_o five_o part_n thereof_o the_o lady_n powel_n bid_v settle_v upon_o she_o and_o the_o heir_n of_o her_o body_n beside_o some_o other_o land_n lie_v in_o the_o devizes_n and_o give_v she_o in_o lieu_n and_o augmentation_n of_o her_o portion_n and_o out_o of_o particular_a affection_n be_v his_o survive_a child_n iii_o that_o the_o plaintiff_n together_o with_o vandenbemde_v their_o fellow_n practiser_n as_o his_o grandchild_n do_v enjoy_v their_o several_a five_o part_n according_a to_o the_o say_a settlement_n a_o mount_a by_o their_o own_o computation_n to_o 1500_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la iv_o that_o the_o say_a lady_n powel_n have_v full_a power_n with_o the_o consent_n of_o her_o husband_n sir_n edward_n powel_n to_o dispose_v of_o her_o five_o part_n and_o of_o her_o other_o land_n to_o who_o she_o please_v without_o wrong_n to_o any_o body_n v._o that_o the_o say_a lady_n powel_n do_v particular_o love_v mistress_n levingston_n her_o niece_n levingston_n the_o lady_n powel_n affection_n to_o mistress_n levingston_n from_o her_o very_a childhood_n and_o so_o continue_v to_o the_o day_n of_o her_o death_n and_o declare_v her_o intention_n from_o time_n to_o time_n constant_o to_o make_v she_o her_o heir_n in_o case_n she_o die_v without_o issue_n of_o her_o body_n and_o the_o very_a plaintiff_n have_v confess_v the_o same_o and_o therein_o it_o be_v to_o 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term_n february_n 11._o 1651._o the_o justice_n here_o upon_o consideration_n and_o advisement_n have_v touch_v the_o say_a fine_n and_o the_o matter_n complain_v of_o against_o the_o same_o do_v this_o day_n declare_v their_o opinion_n and_o do_v order_n that_o all_o former_a rule_n for_o any_o manner_n of_o stay_n in_o perfect_v the_o say_a fine_n or_o the_o proclamation_n thereupon_o be_v discharge_v and_o that_o the_o say_v fine_n be_v proceed_v in_o and_o perfect_v together_o with_o the_o say_a proclamation_n any_o former_a rule_n to_o the_o contrary_a thereof_o notwithstanding_o by_o the_o court_n and_o the_o next_o day_n the_o judge_n allow_v mistress_n levingston_n and_o her_o husband_n to_o levy_v new_a fine_n of_o the_o say_a land_n in_o open_a court_n at_o westminster-hall_n which_o they_o be_v not_o permit_v to_o do_v until_o the_o whole_a matter_n of_o fact_n and_o law_n be_v determine_v that_o force_n shall_v be_v object_v against_o a_o fine_a record_n no_o averment_n 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