Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	authority_n	church_n	word_n	2,098	5	4.2654	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39243	The priviledges and prerogatives of the High Court of Chancery written by ... Thomas Lord Elsmere ...	Egerton, Thomas, Sir, 1540?-1617.	1641 (1641)	Wing E540; ESTC R11911	11,675	26

or_o any_o other_o execution_n within_o or_o without_o that_o they_o etc._n etc._n shall_v forfeit_v etc._n etc._n and_o to_o be_v put_v out_o of_o the_o king_n protection_n and_o be_v attach_v etc._n etc._n and_o sue_v in_o process_n of_o praemunire_n etc._n etc._n and_o against_o other_o which_o sue_v in_o other_o court_n in_o derogation_n of_o the_o king_n royalty_n by_o this_o it_o appear_v plain_o that_o the_o pope_n and_o court_n of_o rome_n continue_v still_o and_o proceed_v further_o in_o their_o exorbitant_a usurpatiou_n upon_o the_o crown_n and_o king_n royalty_n and_o the_o common_a law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n so_o this_o parliament_n endavour_v to_o meet_v with_o and_o stand_v with_o the_o same_o namely_o in_o the_o particular_a case_n which_o be_v special_o mention_v viz._n concerning_o judgement_n give_v in_o the_o king_n court_n in_o these_o plea_n and_o case_n and_o in_o translate_n of_o prelate_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o other_o case_n attempt_v against_o the_o king_n crown_n and_o regality_n but_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o intent_n and_o the_o scope_n and_o drift_n of_o the_o parliament_n be_v only_o against_o the_o pope_n and_o court_n of_o rome_n and_o against_o those_o person_n that_o pursue_v any_o such_o translation_n process_n etc._n etc._n or_o other_o thing_n which_o touch_v the_o king_n or_o against_o his_o crown_n or_o regality_n or_o his_o realm_n as_o be_v aforesaid_a and_o which_o be_v notify_v or_o execute_v the_o same_o within_o the_o realm_n or_o without_o these_o be_v offender_n which_o the_o parliament_n have_v cause_n and_o mean_v to_o punish_v and_o it_o be_v strange_a and_o improbable_a that_o any_o learned_a judge_n of_o the_o common_a law_n of_o england_n shall_v stretch_v or_o extend_v the_o word_n of_o this_o statute_n further_o then_o only_o against_o the_o usurp_a authority_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o church_n of_o rome_n but_o it_o seem_v that_o some_o that_o take_v pleasure_n ludere_fw-la in_fw-la vorbis_fw-la 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the_o king_n nor_o his_o crown_n nor_o regality_n nor_o the_o common_a law_n be_v not_o in_o any_o danger_n but_o the_o danger_n be_v by_o the_o ambitious_a usurpation_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o by_o the_o proceed_n in_o the_o court_n hold_v by_o that_o usurp_a authority_n and_o therefore_o against_o they_o the_o parliament_n provide_v this_o statute_n follow_v the_o example_n of_o the_o former_a parliament_n 25._o ed._n 3._o 27._o ed._n 3._o and_o 38._o ed._n 3._o and_o those_o be_v the_o court_n which_o this_o parliament_n and_o the_o parliament_n anno_fw-la 27._o ed._n 3._o cap._n 1._o note_v to_o be_v in_o derogation_n of_o the_o king_n regality_n and_o destruction_n of_o the_o common_a law_n but_o not_o the_o king_n own_o court_n of_o equity_n and_o conscience_n and_o for_o the_o further_a clear_n of_o this_o doubt_n if_o it_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v make_v a_o doubt_n how_o these_o word_n ou_fw-fr ayllor_n shall_v be_v understand_v in_o the_o 5._o ed._n 4._o there_o be_v this_o note_n 9_o nota_fw-la que_fw-fr le_fw-fr statute_n de_fw-fr praemunire_n est_fw-la in_fw-la curiâ_fw-la romanâ_fw-la vel_fw-la alibi_fw-la lequel_fw-fr alibi_fw-la est_fw-la intendue_v en_fw-fr les_fw-fr court_n del_fw-it evesques_n illmit_v que_fw-fr sihome_fw-fr soite_fw-fr excompe_fw-fr en_fw-fr court_n del_fw-it evesques_n perchose_n que_fw-fr appent_n all_o royal_a majesty_n ses_fw-fr choose_fw-mi alcomen_fw-mi leap_v ill_a aur_fw-it praemunire_n and_o issent_n adjudge_v and_o fith_z abridge_v that_o case_n say_v praemunire_n that_o 11._o hen._n 7._o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o court_n be_v so_o which_o he_o himself_o hear_v by_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o judge_n do_v then_o understand_v the_o proceed_n by_o the_o bishop_n in_o the_o spiritual_a court_n which_o be_v by_o authority_n derive_v from_o the_o pope_n and_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v only_o mean_v by_o the_o word_n vel_fw-la alibi_fw-la but_o not_o the_o proceed_n in_o the_o king_n own_o court_n of_o chancery_n by_o authority_n derive_v from_o he_o only_o in_o case_n of_o equity_n and_o conscience_n not_o remediable_a otherwise_o for_o that_o be_v to_o set_v the_o king_n against_o himself_o which_o be_v too_o inconvenient_a and_o absurd_a finis_fw-la bodm_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 6._o p._n 425_o bodm_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 6._o p._n 425._o mag._n chart._n cap._n 9_o stat._n 25._o ed._n 3._o cap._n 4._o stat._n 28._o ed._n 3._o cap._n 3._o stat._n 2._o ed._n 3._o cap._n 8._o stat._n 14._o ed._n 3._o cap._n 14._o stat._n 42._o ed._n 3._o cap._n 3._o stat._n 4._o hen._n 4._o cap._n 23._o vn_fw-fr stat._n 29._o ed._n 3._o cap._n 1._o in_o casus_fw-la 192._o in_fw-la quae_fw-la vel_fw-la and_o novi_fw-la lib._n pradict._n cap._n bracton_n lib._n 2._o fol._n 34._o cap._n 16._o 22._o edw._n 3._o king_n james_n bracton_n lib._n 1._o fol._n 34._o cap._n 16._o leo_n epist._n 67._o and_o 94._o stat._n 25._o ed._n 3._o cap._n 22._o note_n anno_fw-la 25._o edwad_n 3._o stat._n 27._o ed._n 3._o cap._n 1._o stat._n 16._o ric._n 2._o cap._n 5._o an._n 5._o ed._n 4._o 6._o 9_o praemunire_n

the_o privilege_n and_o prerogative_n of_o the_o high_a court_n of_o chancery_n write_a by_o the_o right_n honourable_a thomas_n lord_n elsmere_n late_a lord_n chancellor_n of_o england_n london_n print_v for_o henry_n shepherd_n 1641._o the_o preface_n the_o gravity_n and_o discretion_n of_o the_o judge_n in_o a●tient_a time_n have_v be_v such_o as_o in_o doubtful_a cause_n and_o especial_o for_o construction_n of_o statute_n they_o desire_v to_o confer_v with_o the_o king_n privy_a council_n whereof_o there_o be_v many_o example_n some_o be_v cite_v in_o the_o case_n of_o post_fw-la nati_fw-la and_o this_o aught_o to_o be_v special_o regard_v where_o the_o authority_n and_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o king_n court_n be_v to_o be_v bring_v into_o dispute_n and_o question_n for_o gravius_fw-la privatorum_fw-la damno_fw-la peccatur_fw-la 425_o cùm_fw-la inter_fw-la summos_fw-la magistratus_fw-la curiasuè_fw-la majores_fw-la de_fw-la imperio_fw-la certatur_fw-la and_o in_o these_o case_n 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thereof_o anew_o to_o the_o impoverishment_n of_o