Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	action_n	bring_v	case_n	1,979	5	6.5772	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36231	Judge Dodaridge, his law of nobility and peerage wherein the antiquities, titles, degrees, and distinctions, concerning the peeres and nobility of this nation, are excellently set forth : with the knights, esquires, gentleman, and yeoman, and matters incident to them, according to the lawes and customes of England.; Magazine of honour	Bird, William, 17th cent.; Doddridge, John, Sir, 1555-1628.	1658 (1658)	Wing D1794; ESTC R11125	103,063	198

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or_o in_o assize_n etc._n etc._n and_o they_o thereupon_o do_v appear_v they_o shall_v be_v swear_v and_o if_o they_o do_v not_o appear_v they_o shall_v loose_v their_o issue_n 35._o h._n 6.46_o and_o in_o such_o case_n they_o must_v purchase_v a_o writ_n out_o of_o the_o chancery_n recite_v their_o privilege_n direct_v to_o the_o justice_n before_o who_o such_o noble_a person_n be_v so_o empanel_v command_v they_o to_o dismiss_v he_o or_o they_o that_o be_v so_o empanel_v out_o of_o the_o say_a panel_n fitz_n na_o br_n 165._o this_o privilege_n have_v restraint_n in_o two_o case_n first_o if_o the_o enquiry_n concern_v the_o king_n and_o commonwealth_n in_o any_o necessary_a or_o important_a degree_n or_o business_n of_o the_o realm_n than_o this_o privilege_n be_v not_o allow_v nor_o take_v place_n and_o therefore_o divers_a baron_n of_o the_o march_n of_o wales_n be_v empanel_v before_o the_o bishop_n of_o ely_n and_o after_o commissioner_n of_o oyer_n and_o terminer_n to_o 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at_o liberty_n to_o have_v a_o write_v call_v de_fw-la homine_fw-la replegiando_fw-la to_o deliver_v he_o but_o if_o the_o lord_n to_o prevent_v the_o execution_n thereof_o and_o of_o malice_n do_v keep_v or_o convey_v away_o this_o man_n so_o wrongful_o imprison_v so_o privy_o as_o that_o the_o sheriff_n can_v execute_v his_o say_a writ_n then_o will_v the_o court_n award_v a_o witheram_n whereby_o the_o sheriff_n shall_v attach_v and_o arrest_v the_o body_n of_o the_o say_a lord_n and_o imprison_v he_o until_o he_o do_v deliver_v his_o say_a prisoner_n 11_o h._n 4.15_o all_o lord_n be_v compellable_n to_o take_v the_o oath_n mention_v in_o the_o statute_n of_o 3_o jac._n 4._o &_o vide_fw-la the_o statute_n 7_o jac._n cap._n 6._o who_o have_v authority_n to_o minister_v the_o say_a oath_n to_o they_o bracton_n lib._n 5._o fol._n 337.6_o h._n 3._o &_o 351._o writing_n of_o essoine_n deliver_v this_o learning_n that_o if_o a_o baron_n that_o hold_v by_o baron_n tenure_n have_v his_o absence_n excuse_v by_o essoine_n he_o which_o cast_v such_o essoine_n or_o excuse_v aught_o to_o find_v surety_n that_o the_o say_a essoine_n be_v true_a but_o in_o case_n of_o common_a person_n it_o shall_v rest_v upon_o the_o credit_n and_o integrity_n of_o the_o essoince_n and_o so_o be_v the_o use_n at_o this_o day_n the_o statute_n of_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la cap._n 1_o a._n be_v quod_fw-la libre_fw-la homo_fw-la non_fw-la amercietur_fw-la pro_fw-la parvo_fw-la delicto_fw-la nisi_fw-la secundum_fw-la modum_fw-la illius_fw-la delicti_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la magno_fw-la delicto_fw-la secundum_fw-la magnitudinem_fw-la delicti_fw-la &_o nulla_fw-la praedictarum_fw-la miscricordiarum_fw-la ponatur_fw-la nisi_fw-la per_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la proborum_fw-la &_o legalium_fw-la hominum_fw-la de_fw-la vicinate_v and_o according_o be_v the_o law_n thereunto_o at_o this_o day_n but_o the_o subsequent_a word_n in_o the_o say_a statute_n viz._n comites_fw-la &_o barones_n non_fw-la amercientur_fw-la nisi_fw-la per_fw-la pares_fw-la suos_fw-la &_o non_fw-la nisi_fw-la secundum_fw-la modum_fw-la delicti_fw-la be_v not_o in_o use_n for_o whether_o the_o offence_n be_v great_a or_o small_a for_o which_o they_o be_v to_o be_v amerce_v their_o amercement_n must_v be_v certain_a viz._n of_o a_o duke_n ten_o pound_n and_o of_o any_o other_o of_o the_o nobility_n also_o whereas_o the_o amercement_n shall_v be_v offer_v per_fw-la pares_fw-la the_o use_n be_v to_o offer_v they_o by_o the_o baron_n of_o the_o exchequer_n cook_n 8._o rep._n 40._o bracton_n lib._n 3._o tractat._n 2._o cap._n 1._o fol._n 116._o b._n when_o a_o peer_n of_o the_o realm_n be_v arraign_v in_o appeal_v of_o felony_n he_o shall_v not_o have_v that_o privilege_n to_o be_v try_v by_o his_o peer_n as_o he_o shall_v in_o case_n of_o indictment_n but_o must_v undergo_v the_o ordinary_a trial_n of_o twelve_o man_n stamford_n plea_n of_o the_o crown_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 1._o brook_z trial_n 142._o ferdinando_n poulton_n 188._o b._n read_v the_o book_n of_o entry_n title_n appeal_v sect._n 7._o also_o in_o case_n of_o a_o indictment_n the_o defendant_n though_o a_o peer_n of_o the_o realm_n may_v not_o challenge_v any_o of_o his_o trier_n either_o peremptory_o or_o upon_o cause_n which_o in_o like_a case_n permit_v to_o all_o other_o common_a person_n the_o judgement_n to_o be_v give_v against_o any_o lord_n of_o the_o parliament_n in_o case_n of_o felony_n or_o treason_n shall_v be_v no_o other_o than_o according_a to_o the_o usual_a judgement_n give_v against_o common_a person_n and_o although_o the_o execution_n be_v not_o pursuant_n but_o with_o the_o loss_n only_o of_o their_o head_n yet_o that_o be_v by_o the_o special_a grace_n of_o the_o king_n and_o not_o ex_fw-la debito_fw-la as_o by_o the_o example_n of_o thomas_n lord_n dacre_n 33._o h._n 8._o and_o of_o the_o lord_n sturton_n 2_o mariae_fw-la may_v appear_v brook_n tit_n jury_n 48._o by_o attainder_n of_o treason_n or_o felony_n be_v corruption_n of_o blood_n so_o that_o their_o child_n may_v not_o be_v heir_n unto_o they_o nor_o unto_o any_o of_o their_o ancestor_n and_o if_o he_o be_v a_o noble_a man_n before_o he_o be_v by_o the_o attainder_n make_v ignoble_a and_o not_o only_a himself_o but_o also_o his_o child_n have_v no_o regard_n unto_o the_o nobility_n which_o they_o have_v by_o their_o birth_n and_o this_o corruption_n be_v so_o strong_a and_o high_a that_o it_o can_v be_v save_v by_o the_o king_n pardon_n or_o otherwise_o than_o by_o authority_n of_o parliament_n stamford_n plea_n deal_v coronae_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 34._o but_o here_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o nobility_n be_v not_o a_o thing_n substantial_a but_o mere_a accidental_a for_o that_o may_v be_v present_a or_o absent_a without_o corruption_n of_o the_o subject_a whereof_o it_o depend_v for_o experience_n show_v that_o the_o passage_n of_o honourable_a title_n be_v restrain_v by_o exorbitant_a crime_n when_o as_o nature_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n can_v be_v thrust_v away_o with_o a_o fork_n wherefore_o although_o the_o lawyer_n do_v term_n and_o call_v that_o extinguishment_n of_o nobility_n which_o happen_v by_o such_o heinous_a offence_n commit_v as_o corruption_n of_o blood_n nevertheless_o they_o use_v not_o this_o manner_n of_o phrase_n and_o speech_n as_o though_o nobility_n be_v natural_o and_o essential_o in_o the_o humour_n of_o blood_n more_o than_o any_o other_o hereditary_a faculty_n but_o because_o the_o right_n of_o inheritance_n which_o be_v by_o degree_n of_o communication_n of_o blood_n direct_v be_v by_o that_o mean_v determine_v and_o end_v and_o also_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o hatred_n and_o detestation_n of_o the_o crime_n it_o be_v call_v corruption_n of_o blood_n note_v in_o dyer_n 16._o eliz._n 332._o the_o lord_n charles_n howard_n case_n if_o one_o be_v make_v a_o knight_n in_o a_o foreign_a kingdom_n by_o a_o foreign_a knight_n yet_o he_o be_v to_o be_v so_o style_v in_o this_o realm_n in_o all_o legal_a proceed_n but_o if_o a_o man_n be_v create_v by_o the_o emperor_n a_o earl_n of_o the_o empire_n or_o into_o any_o other_o title_n of_o dignity_n he_o shall_v not_o bear_v this_o title_n here_o in_o england_n cook_n 7._o part_n 16.20_o e._n 46._o if_o there_o be_v a_o father_n and_o son_n and_o the_o father_n be_v seize_v of_o land_n hold_v in_o capite_fw-la or_o otherwise_o by_o knightly_a service_n the_o king_n do_v create_v the_o same_o duke_n and_o earl_n or_o of_o any_o other_o degree_n of_o nobility_n and_o afterward_o the_o father_n die_v his_o son_n be_v within_o the_o age_n of_o one_o and_o twenty_o year_n he_o shall_v be_v in_o ward_n but_o if_o the_o king_n have_v make_v he_o knight_n in_o the_o life_n of_o his_o father_n he_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v in_o ward_n after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n neither_o for_o the_o land_n descend_v

again_o and_o appear_v not_o but_o make_v defanit_fw-la bucham_n sergeant_n for_o the_o tenant_n pray_v the_o court_n to_o record_v the_o nonsuite_n quod_fw-la factum_fw-la fuit_fw-la and_o then_o dyer_n chief_a justice_n recite_v the_o writ_n and_o count_n and_o issue_n join_v upon_o the_o battle_n and_o the_o oath_n of_o the_o champion_n to_o perform_v it_o and_o the_o prefixion_n of_o his_o day_n and_o place_n do_v give_v judgement_n against_o the_o demandant_n and_o that_o the_o tenant_n shall_v have_v the_o land_n to_o he_o and_o to_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o and_o the_o demandant_n and_o his_o pledge_n de_fw-la prosequendo_fw-la in_o miserecordia_fw-la reginae_fw-la and_o afterward_o solemn_a proclamation_n be_v make_v that_o the_o champion_n and_o all_o other_o there_o present_a which_o be_v by_o estimation_n four_o thousand_o person_n may_v depart_v in_o the_o peace_n of_o god_n &_o the_o queen_n et_fw-la sic_fw-la fecerunt_fw-la magra_fw-la clamoro_fw-la vivat_fw-la r●gina_fw-la vid._n dy._n 30._o also_o if_o false_a judgement_n be_v give_v in_o the_o county_n in_o the_o sheriff_n court_n than_o the_o writ_n shall_v be_v direct_v unto_o the_o same_o sheriff_n and_o the_o writ_n shall_v be_v thus_o viz._n henricus_fw-la etc._n etc._n vic'_fw-fr lincoln_n '_o saltum_fw-la si_fw-la jo_n afec_n '_o tunc_fw-la inpleno_fw-it comitat._n tuo_fw-la recordari_fw-la fac_fw-la '_o loquar_fw-la que_fw-la est_fw-la in_o eodem_fw-la comitatu_fw-la tuo_fw-la per_fw-la breed_v '_o nostri_fw-la de_fw-la recto_fw-la inter_fw-la johannem_fw-la a_o pretend_v &_o w._n b._n tenant_n '_o de_fw-fr uno_fw-la messuagio_fw-mi &_o centum_fw-la acre_n terrae_fw-la c●m_fw-la pertinena_fw-la '_o in_o com'_n unde_fw-la idem_fw-la io_n acqueritur_fw-la falsum_fw-la sibi_fw-la factum_fw-la suisse_fw-la judicium_fw-la in_o eodem_fw-la &_o recordo_fw-la illud_fw-la litter_n '_o coram_fw-la justice_n '_o nostris_fw-la apud_fw-la westm_n '_o tali_fw-la die_fw-la sub_fw-la sigillo_fw-la tuo_fw-la et_fw-la legales_fw-la milites_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la com'_n &_o illis_fw-la qui_fw-la record_n '_o illi_fw-la interfuerunt_fw-la &_o some_o '_o per_fw-la bonos_fw-es somonon_fw-fr '_o pred'_fw-fr b._n quod_fw-la tunc_fw-la et_fw-la ibi_fw-la anditurae_fw-la recordum_fw-la illud_fw-la et_fw-la habeas_fw-la ibi_fw-la sun_n '_o nostra_fw-la quatuor_fw-la militum_fw-la et_fw-la hoc_fw-la breed_v '_o fitz._n h._n nat._n br_v '_o et_fw-fr ibid._n and_o these_o four_o must_v be_v knight_n indeed_o also_o the_o justice_n upon_o consideration_n of_o the_o usual_a word_n in_o every_o writ_n of_o venire_fw-la facias_fw-la which_o by_o precipimus_fw-la eibi_fw-la quod_fw-la venire_fw-la facias_fw-la ceram_fw-la etc._n etc._n 12_o tam_fw-la milites_fw-la quamalios_fw-la liberos_fw-la et_fw-la legales_fw-la homines_fw-la etc._n etc._n say_v that_o these_o word_n tam_fw-la milites_fw-la be_v not_o at_o the_o first_o put_v into_o the_o writ_n without_o effect_n plowden_n fol._n ●17_n b._n 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a_o receive_a opinion_n that_o knight_n be_v excuse_v from_o attendance_n at_o leet_n britton_n 29._o and_o 36._o be_v cite_v to_o prove_v it_o and_o by_o a_o large_a understanding_n of_o the_o intent_n and_o meaning_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o marlbr_n cap._n 10._o for_o the_o ancient_a common-law_n have_v such_o respect_n unto_o the_o degree_n of_o knighthood_n that_o they_o or_o their_o elder_a son_n be_v not_o compellable_n to_o find_v pledge_n in_o the_o leet_n or_o law-daye_n for_o the_o statute_n of_o marlbr_n aforesaid_a be_v not_o introductive_a legis_fw-la for_o it_o be_v before_o the_o conquest_n vide_fw-la the_o lord_n chancellor_n speech_n fol._n 77._o and_o the_o common-law_n by_o this_o statute_n be_v not_o allege_v and_o to_o that_o effect_n vide_fw-la finche_n book_n fol._n 132._o a._n and_o bro._n tit_n fol._n 39_o and_o to_o the_o book_n call_v the_o mirror_n of_o justice_n mention_v in_o the_o preface_n to_o cook_n nine_o part_n it_o be_v say_v that_o knight_n be_v except_v and_o so_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o practice_n be_v as_o well_o before_o as_o immediate_o after_o the_o make_n of_o that_o statute_n of_o marlb_n and_o interpretation_n practica_fw-la a_o principle_n way_n and_o form_n of_o interpretation_n of_o law_n the_o lord_n chancellor_n speech_n in_o the_o case_n of_o post-nati_a 34._o and_o in_o divinity_n propter_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la est_fw-la interpretes_n preceptorum_fw-la ibidem_fw-la 66._o but_o a_o knight_n and_o superior_n and_o inferior_n be_v bind_v by_o law_n to_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o proceed_n there_o for_o if_o a_o man_n be_v outlawed_a for_o felony_n at_o a_o county_n court_n and_o one_o of_o the_o same_o county_n not_o know_v of_o the_o felony_n do_v receive_v he_o he_o be_v accessary_a 13._o &_o 14._o eliz._n dyer_n 355._o a._n et_fw-fr stamford_n 96._o et_fw-fr 41._o eliz._n also_o when_o the_o king_n do_v summon_v to_o his_o parliament_n writ_n shall_v be_v send_v to_o the_o sheriff_n to_o make_v choice_n of_o knight_n for_o every_o shire_n in_o this_o form_n rex_fw-la ulc_n '_o etc._n etc._n saltim_fw-la quia_fw-la ______o nostri_fw-la consilii_fw-la pro_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la arduis_fw-la &_o urgentibus_fw-la negotiis_fw-la nos_fw-la statum_fw-la et_fw-la defensionem_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la anglia_fw-it &_o ecclesiae_fw-la anglicanae_n concernen_fw-ge '_o quoddam_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la apud_fw-la civitatem_fw-la nostram_fw-la westm_n 12._o d●e_v novembr_n prox_n '_o futur_n '_o teneri_fw-la ordinavimus_fw-la et_fw-la ibidem_fw-la prefatis_fw-la magna_fw-la tibus_fw-la proceribus_fw-la dom_n '_o regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la colloquium_fw-la habere_fw-la et_fw-la tractare_fw-la tibi_fw-la precipimus_fw-la firmiter_fw-la injungentis_fw-la quod_fw-la facta_fw-la proclamatione_fw-la in_o proximo_fw-la ______o tuo_fw-la po●t_fw-la receptionem_fw-la huius_fw-la litteris_fw-la nostris_fw-la tenen_fw-la l'_fw-fr die_v &_o loco_fw-la predict_v '_o d●os_fw-la milites_fw-la gladiis_fw-la cinctis_fw-la magis_fw-la idoneos_fw-la &_o discreet_a '_o com'_n predict_v etc._n etc._n &_o electionem_fw-la illam_fw-la in_fw-la ______o distincte_n &_o aperte_fw-la sub_fw-la sigillo_fw-la tuo_fw-la &_o sub_fw-la sigillis_fw-la eorum_fw-la qui_fw-la electioni_fw-la illi_fw-la interfuerint_fw-la nobis_fw-la in_o cancellaria_fw-la nostra_fw-la ______o &_o locum_fw-la certifices_fw-la indilate_v cromptons_n court_n 1._o b._n vide_fw-la stat._n de_fw-fr an._n 23._o h._n 6._o cap._n 15._o where_o among_o other_o thing_n it_o be_v enact_v that_o the_o knight_n of_o the_o shire_n for_o parliament_n hereafter_o to_o be_v choose_v shall_v be_v natural_a knight_n of_o the_o same_o county_n for_o the_o which_o they_o shall_v be_v so_o choose_v or_o otherwise_o such_o natural_a esquier_n or_o gentleman_n be_v of_o the_o same_o county_n as_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o be_v knight_n vide_fw-la plowden_n fol._n 121._o peer_n be_v by_o intendment_n of_o law_n sufficient_a of_o 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domine_fw-la be_v general_o as_o man_n domini_fw-la so_o woman_n after_o 14._o year_n of_o age_n call_v domine_fw-la lady_n or_o dame_n and_o which_o be_v ancient_o navigeable_a woman_n be_v call_v domine_fw-la and_o by_o our_o english_a poet_n dame_n first_o domine_fw-la be_v often_o for_o woman_n general_o as_o special_a honour_n for_o that_o sex_n not_o be_v

voluntary_o out_o of_o this_o realm_n to_o ferve_fw-la any_o foreign_a prince_n state_n or_o potentate_n before_o that_o he_o or_o they_o shall_v become_v bind_v with_o two_o surety_n as_o shall_v be_v allow_v of_o the_o officer_n by_o that_o act_n limit_v to_o take_v the_o say_a bond_n unto_o the_o king_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n in_o the_o sum_n of_o twenty_o pound_n of_o currant_n english_a money_n at_o the_o least_o with_o condition_n to_o the_o effect_n follow_v he_o shall_v be_v a_o fellow_n viz._n that_o if_o the_o within_o bind_v etc._n etc._n shall_v not_o at_o any_o time_n then_o after_o be_v reconcile_v to_o the_o pope_n or_o sea_n of_o rome_n not_o shall_v enter_v into_o or_o consent_v unto_o any_o practice_n plot_n or_o conspiracy_n whatsoever_o against_o the_o king_n majesty_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n or_o any_o of_o he_o or_o their_o estate_n or_o estate_n realm_n and_o dominion_n but_o shall_v within_o convenient_a time_n after_o knowledge_n thereof_o have_v reveal_v and_o disclose_v to_o the_o king_n majesty_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n or_o some_o of_o the_o lord_n of_o he_o or_o their_o privy_a counsel_n all_o such_o practice_n plot_n and_o conspiracy_n and_o that_o then_o the_o say_a obligation_n to_o be_v void_a etc._n etc._n of_o yeoman_n the_o yeomanry_n or_o common_a people_n for_o they_o be_v call_v of_o the_o saxon_a word_n zeman_n which_o do_v signify_v common_a who_o have_v some_o land_n of_o their_o own_o to_o live_v upon_o for_o a_o carve_v of_o land_n or_o plough_v land_n be_v in_o ancient_a time_n of_o the_o yearly_a value_n of_o five_o noble_n and_o this_o be_v the_o live_n of_o a_o sober_a man_n or_o yeoman_n cook_n 9_o part_n fol._n 124._o b._n but_o in_o our_o law_n they_o be_v call_v legales_fw-la homines_fw-la a_o word_n very_o familiar_a in_o writ_n and_o inquest_n and_o by_o divers_a statute_n it_o have_v be_v enact_v that_o none_o shall_v pass_v in_o any_o inquest_n unless_o they_o have_v forty_o shilling_n 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1._o e._n 2._o de_fw-fr militibus_fw-la &_o in_o an._n 7._o h._n 6.15_o man_n that_o have_v land_n of_o the_o yearly_a value_n of_o 28._o l._n be_v compellable_n at_o the_o king_n pleasure_n to_o take_v upon_o they_o the_o order_n of_o knighthood_n and_o upon_o summons_n there_o come_v a_o yeoman_n who_o may_v dispend_v 100_o mark_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la and_o the_o court_n be_v in_o doubt_n how_o they_o may_v put_v he_o of_o and_o at_o last_o he_o be_v wayve_v in_o because_o he_o do_v come_v the_o second_o day_n an._n 7._o h._n 6._o fol._n 15._o a._n by_o this_o sort_n of_o man_n the_o trial_n of_o cause_n in_o the_o country_n proceed_v ordinary_o for_o of_o they_o there_o be_v great_a number_n in_o england_n then_o in_o any_o other_o place_n and_o they_o also_o of_o a_o more_o plentiful_a lively_a hood_n and_o therefore_o it_o come_v that_o man_n of_o this_o country_n be_v more_o apt_a and_o fit_a to_o discern_v in_o doubtful_a cause_n of_o great_a examination_n and_o trial_n then_o 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moveable_n have_v land_n of_o estate_n for_o life_n at_o the_o least_o to_o a_o competent_a value_n least_o for_o need_n and_o poverty_n such_o jurour_n may_v easy_o be_v corrupt_v 〈◊〉_d suborn_v fortescue_n 56._o b._n and_o in_o all_o case_n and_o cause_n the_o l●w_n 〈…〉_o ●●●ved_n a_o better_a opinion_n of_o those_o that_o have_v 〈…〉_o ●●nements_n or_o otherwise_o be_v of_o worth_n in_o trovea●●_n good_n presume_v that_o such_o will_v commit_v or_o omit_v nothing_o that_o any_o way_n may_v be_v prejudicial_a to_o their_o estimation_n or_o which_o may_v endanger_v their_o estate_n then_o have_v labourer_n artificer_n retayler_n or_o such_o like_a of_o who_o tully_n say_v nihil_fw-la proficiunt_fw-la in_o so_o ad●●●●●●●●iuntur_fw-la and_o by_o divers_a statute_n certain_a immunity_n be_v give_v to_o man_n of_o quality_n which_o be_v deem_v to_o the_o vulgar_a sort_n of_o people_n read_v hereof_o among_o other_o in_o an._n 1._o jac._n cap._n 127._o by_o the_o statute_n of_o 2._o h._n 4._o cap._n 21._o among_o other_o thing_n it_o be_v enact_v that_o no_o yeoman_n shall_v take_v or_o wear_v any_o livery_n of_o any_o lord_n upon_o pain_n of_o imprisonment_n and_o to_o make_v fine_a and_o ransom_n at_o the_o king_n will_n finis_fw-la