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	court_n	defendant_n	1,397	5	10.0062	5	false

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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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 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for_o it_o seem_v that_o in_o di●bus_fw-la illis_fw-la some_o knight_n be_v return_v upon_o every_o ●enire_fw-la facias_fw-la by_o the_o statute_n of_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la cap._n 12._o it_o be_v ordain_v that_o assize_n of_o novel_a diseisin_n and_o mors._n dancestor_n shall_v not_o be_v take_v any_o where_o but_o within_o the_o county_n where_o they_o happen_v if_o a_o tenant_n do_v lay_v a_o essoyne_n de_fw-fr malo_fw-la lecti_fw-la he_o may_v have_v a_o writ_n out_o of_o the_o chancery_n to_o warrant_v it_o by_o which_o it_o shall_v be_v command_v to_o four_o knight_n to_o view_v he_o and_o if_o they_o see_v he_o sick_a than_o they_o be_v to_o give_v he_o day_n to_o the_o end_n of_o a_o year_n and_o a_o day_n finche_n book_n 87._o b._n note_v the_o register_n fol._n 117._o b._n quod_fw-la corceratur_fw-la non_fw-la obligatur_fw-la nisi_fw-la sit_fw-la mile_n etc._n etc._n juxea_o fornam_fw-la statuti_fw-la westm_n 1._o cap._n 10._o &_o stamford'_v plea_n fol._n 40._o it_o be_v 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 freehold_n and_o that_o be_v one_o of_o the_o reason_n whereof_o no_o capias_fw-la or_o exigent_n lie_v against_o he_o for_o debt_n or_o trespass_n but_o the_o law_n have_v not_o that_o opinion_n of_o the_o knight_n sufficiency_n of_o freehold_n for_o be_v may_v be_v a_o knight_n sans_o terrae_fw-la therefore_o 26._o h._n 8.7_o a._n brooke_n exigent_n 72._o and_o then_o he_o be_v to_o be_v return_v of_o any_o jury_n or_o inquest_n howsoever_o he_o may_v be_v worthy_a and_o sufficient_a to_o serve_v the_o commonwealth_n in_o martial_a affair_n the_o wife_n and_o widow_n of_o knight_n in_o legal_a proceed_n and_o in_o court_n of_o justice_n have_v not_o the_o title_n of_o lady_n as_o the_o wife_n or_o widow_n of_o nobleman_n have_v but_o that_o title_n by_o the_o courteous_a speech_n of_o england_n and_o if_o in_o any_o action_n they_o be_v not_o call_v lady_n for_o that_o cause_n the_o writ_n shall_v not_o abate_v for_o that_o surplusage_n anno_fw-la 8._o h._n 6.10_o because_o 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

peradventure_o he_o after_o be_v willing_a or_o dare_v to_o do_v in_o a_o age_n the_o menacer_n lay_v open_v his_o name_n and_o his_o grief_n and_o stand_v in_o the_o face_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o discover_v the_o corrasive_n of_o his_o and_o do_v thereby_o give_v a_o forewarn_n to_o his_o adversary_n to_o provide_v for_o and_o defend_v himself_o 85._o note_v that_o if_o a_o man_n do_v write_v unto_o another_o scandalous_a word_n and_o report_n touch_v a_o nobleman_n and_o this_o letter_n be_v sign_v with_o his_o seal_n and_o subscribe_v with_o his_o name_n yet_o upon_o this_o letter_n show_v upon_o evidence_n the_o nobleman_n may_v recover_v damage_n in_o a_o action_n de_fw-fr scanlis_fw-la magnatum_fw-la whereof_o you_o may_v see_v two_o precedent_n in_o cromptons_n justice_n of_o peace_n 85._o but_o this_o secret_a canker_n the_o libeler_n conceal_v his_o name_n hide_v himself_o in_o a_o corner_n and_o privy_o sting_v he_o in_o fame_n reputation_n and_o credit_n who_o than_o neither_o know_v from_o who_o or_o for_o what_o cause_n he_o receive_v his_o blow_n nor_o yet_o have_v mean_n therein_o to_o defend_v himself_o and_o whether_o his_o libel_v secret_a slander_v or_o defame_v be_v against_o a_o public_a magistrate_n or_o private_a person_n yet_o it_o may_v tend_v to_o the_o breach_n of_o the_o peace_n to_o the_o raise_n of_o quarrel_n and_o effusion_n of_o blood_n quaere_fw-la but_o if_o a_o man_n do_v write_v any_o matter_n of_o defamation_n to_o the_o party_n himself_o that_o be_v thereby_o traduce_v and_o subscribe_v and_o seal_v the_o same_o without_o other_o publication_n do_v by_o himself_o quaere_fw-la and_o so_o may_v be_v a_o special_a impediment_n which_o all_o good_a policy_n endevour_v to_o maintain_v for_o if_o it_o be_v against_o a_o public_a magistrate_n it_o be_v a_o great_a scandal_n and_o offence_n to_o the_o king_n his_o chief_a magistrate_n and_o the_o whole_a government_n of_o the_o realm_n to_o assign_v such_o a_o officer_n to_o 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his_o venom_n in_o writing_n by_o a_o scandalous_a book_n epigram_n or_o rhyme_n either_o in_o meeter_n or_o prose_n some_o other_o time_n by_o song_n scoff_v jest_n and_o taunt_n and_o divers_a time_n by_o hang_v of_o picture_n of_o reproach_n sign_n of_o shame_n or_o token_n of_o disgrace_n near_o the_o place_n the_o party_n thereby_o traduce_v do_v most_o converse_n as_o the_o picture_n of_o the_o gallow_n pillory_n cucking-stool_n horn_n or_o other_o such_o like_a in_o which_o case_n the_o law_n have_v provide_v that_o the_o party_n delinquent_a when_o he_o be_v find_v out_o and_o discover_v shall_v be_v sharp_o punish_v for_o he_o may_v be_v either_o indict_v for_o the_o same_o offence_n by_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o the_o common-law_n or_o else_o a_o bill_n may_v be_v exhibit_v against_o he_o in_o the_o star-chamber_n where_o he_o shall_v be_v punish_v according_a to_o the_o quality_n of_o his_o demerit_n by_o sine_fw-la and_o imprisonment_n and_o if_o it_o be_v a_o exorbitant_a offence_n then_o by_o pillory_n loss_n of_o his_o ear_n whip_v etc._n etc._n or_o the_o party_n grieve_v may_v have_v a_o action_n of_o the_o case_n against_o the_o offender_n and_o recover_v his_o damage_n and_o in_o this_o case_n it_o be_v not_o material_a whether_o the_o libel_n be_v true_a or_o false_a or_o the_o party_n scandalize_v thereby_o be_v live_v or_o dead_a or_o be_v of_o good_a name_n or_o evil_n for_o though_o the_o party_n be_v defame_v and_o the_o libel_n true_a be_v evil_a yet_o our_o good_a law_n be_v provide_v to_o punish_v he_o and_o such_o like_a evil_a man_n by_o due_a course_n of_o justice_n after_o his_o offence_n be_v present_v inquire_v of_o try_v and_o prove_v to_o his_o face_n before_o lawful_a magistrate_n thereunto_o assign_v and_o he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v carp_v accuse_v and_o condemn_v in_o a_o corner_n behind_o his_o back_n by_o any_o other_o private_a person_n who_o in_o trude_v himself_o without_o warrant_n to_o be_v a_o censurer_n 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