Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	appear_v	king_n	time_n	1,388	5	3.3713	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45252	The arguments of Sir Richard Hutton, Knight, one of the judges of the Common Pleas, and Sir George Croke, Knight, one of the judges of the Kings Bench together with the certificate of Sir John Denham, Knight, one of the Barons of the Exchequer, vpon a scire facias brought by the Kings Majesty in the Court of Exchequer against John Hampden, Esquire : as also, the severall votes of the Commons and Peeres in Parliament, and the orders of the Lords for the vacating of the judgement given against the said Mr. Hampden, and the vacating of the severall rolls in each severall court, wherein the judges extrajudiciall opinions in the cases made touching ship-money are entred.	England and Wales. Court of Exchequer.; Hutton, Richard, Sir, 1561?-1639.; Croke, George, Sir, 1560-1642.; Denham, John, Sir, 1559-1639.; Hampden, John, 1594-1643, defendant.; England and Wales. Parliament.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)	1641 (1641)	Wing H3842; ESTC R16237	74,278	200

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resolve_v it_o can_v not_o be_v against_o a_o statute_n by_o which_o she_o be_v bind_v although_o not_o name_v and_o there_o fol._n 72._o it_o be_v say_v hoc_fw-la solum_fw-la rex_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la facere_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la justè_fw-la agere_fw-la 247._o plowden_n comment._n fol._n 246._o and_o 247._o in_o the_o lord_n berkley_n case_n it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o prerogative_n of_o the_o king_n can_v do_v wrong_a and_o his_o prerogative_n can_v be_v any_o warrant_n to_o do_v any_o wrong_n to_o any_o 487._o plowden_n comment._n fol._n 487._o in_o nichols_n case_n it_o be_v say_v by_o justice_n harper_n although_o the_o common_a law_n do_v allow_v many_o prerogative_n to_o the_o king_n yet_o it_o do_v not_o allow_v any_o that_o he_o shall_v wrong_v or_o hurt_v any_o by_o his_o prerogative_n 47._o 21._o edw._n 3._o fol._n 47._o in_o the_o earl_n of_o kent_n case_n it_o be_v say_v that_o if_o the_o king_n under_o his_o great_a seal_n do_v make_v any_o 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