Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	call_v	court_n	judge_n	1,450	5	7.1812	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55222	The book of the general laws of the inhabitants of the jurisdiction of New-Plimouth collected out of the records of the General Court, and lately revised : and with some emendations and additions established and disposed into such order as they my readily conduce to general use and benefit by the order and authority of the General Court of New-Plimouth held at Plimouth, June 2d. anno Dom. 1685 reprinted and published, Nathaniel Clerk, secrt'.; Laws, etc. (Book of the general laws : 1685)	New Plymouth Colony.	1685 (1685)	Wing P2659; ESTC W479534	104,394	101

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and_o four_o assistant_n 2._o and_o that_o justice_n be_v not_o defer_v nor_o the_o country_n needless_o charge_v it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a for_o the_o governor_n occasion_n liberty_n to_o call_v a_o court_n of_o assistance_n on_o special_a occasion_n or_o in_o his_o absence_n the_o deputy_n governor_n to_o call_v a_o court_n of_o assistant_n to_o try_v any_o malefactor_n in_o any_o capital_a cause_n or_o upon_o other_o weighty_a occasion_n as_o he_o shall_v see_v need_n 3._o ordered_n that_o no_o person_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n in_o less_o than_o four_o day_n after_o condemnation_n unless_o the_o court_n see_v special_a cause_n or_o in_o case_n of_o martial_a law_n and_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a for_o the_o governor_n or_o deputy_n governor_n with_o the_o consent_n of_o two_o magistrate_n replevin_fw-fr condemn_a person_n the_o time_n of_o execution_n replevin_fw-fr to_o reprieve_v a_o condemn_a malefactor_n for_o a_o short_a time_n and_o if_o there_o be_v to_o 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judge_n and_o in_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o governor_n or_o deputy_n governor_n the_o elder_a magistrate_n shall_v be_v precedent_n of_o the_o court_n which_o court_n shall_v have_v and_o hereby_o have_v power_n to_o order_v the_o choice_n of_o juries_n of_o grand_a inquest_n and_o trial_n in_o their_o several_a country_n and_o to_o constitute_v clerk_n and_o other_o needful_a officer_n the_o county_n treasurer_n to_o be_v appoint_v and_o allow_v of_o by_o say_a court_n annual_o it_o be_v order_v that_o each_o county_n court_n shall_v have_v and_o hereby_o have_v power_n to_o hear_v try_v and_o determine_v according_a to_o law_n all_o matter_n action_n gause_n and_o complaint_n power_n their_o power_n whither_o civil_a or_o criminal_a in_o any_o case_n not_o extend_v to_o life_n limb_n or_o banishment_n or_o matter_n of_o divorce_n limit_n the_o county_n of_o plymouth_n its_o limit_n 2._o it_o be_v order_v that_o plymouth_n duxbury_n scituate_n marshfield_n bridgwater_n and_o middlebrough_n together_o with_o all_o such_o place_n and_o village_n that_o do_v or_o may_v lie_v between_o the_o say_a town_n and_o the_o patent_n line_n be_v a_o county_n plymouth_n the_o county_n town_n and_o say_v county_n call_v the_o county_n of_o plymouth_n in_o which_o county_n shall_v be_v keep_v two_o county_n court_v annual_o place_n court_v number_n time_n &_o place_n at_o the_o town_n of_o plymouth_n one_o on_o the_o three_o tuesday_n in_o march_n and_o the_o other_o on_o the_o three_o tuesday_n in_o september_n limit_n the_o county_n of_o barnstable_n its_o limit_n 3._o it_o be_v also_o order_v that_o barnstable_n sandwich_n yarmouth_n and_o easthaws_n the_o village_n of_o sippican_n suckonesset_n and_o manamoy_n shall_v be_v a_o county_n barnstable_n the_o county_n town_n and_o say_v county_n shall_v be_v call_v the_o county_n of_o barnstable_n place_n court_v number_n time_n &_o place_n in_o which_o county_n shall_v be_v keep_v two_o county_n court_v annual_o at_o 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deed_n bargain_n mortgage_n for_o house_n rent_n land_n not_o already_o record_v in_o the_o public_a record_n or_o that_o shall_v not_o be_v record_v before_o the_o first_o county_n court_n of_o each_o county_n shall_v or_o may_v be_v record_v in_o the_o county_n where_o they_o lie_v by_o the_o county_n recorder_n which_o shall_v from_o and_o after_o the_o first_o county_n court_n that_o sit_v in_o say_a county_n be_v account_v legal_a and_o sufficient_a record_n for_o the_o same_o it_o have_v be_v acknowledge_v or_o due_o prove_v before_o the_o record_v will_n county_n court_v to_o settle_v the_o estate_n of_o intestat_n &_o take_v probate_n of_o will_n 5._o it_o be_v order_v that_o such_o county_n court_n shall_v have_v and_o hereby_o have_v power_n to_o settle_v and_o dispose_v according_a to_o law_n the_o estate_n of_o any_o person_n that_o die_v intestate_a within_o the_o county_n and_o to_o grant_v letter_n of_o administration_n and_o take_v the_o probate_n of_o wi_n county_n 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shall_v not_o extend_v to_o restrain_v any_o charitable_a act_n in_o relieve_v any_o indian_a bona_fw-la fide_fw-la in_o any_o sudden_a exigent_n of_o sickness_n faintness_n and_o not_o to_o exceed_v one_o dram_n or_o two_o or_o by_o the_o prescription_n and_o direction_n of_o some_o physician_n under_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o magistrate_n first_o obtain_v thereof_o what_o testimony_n sufficient_a for_o conviction_n thereof_o and_o it_o be_v further_o order_v that_o the_o accusation_n information_n or_o testimony_n of_o any_o indian_a or_o if_o there_o be_v any_o other_o probable_a circumstance_n attend_v it_o shall_v be_v account_v sufficient_a conviction_n of_o any_o such_o person_n or_o person_n suspect_v to_o give_v sell_v trade_n procure_v or_o furnish_v any_o such_o indian_n with_o any_o wine_n cider_n strong_a drink_n or_o liquor_n as_o abovesaid_a unless_o such_o person_n or_o person_n shall_v on_o their_o oath_n clear_v themselves_o thereof_o in_o which_o case_n they_o have_v that_o liberty_n grant_v to_o they_o unless_o where_o the_o circumstance_n do_v amount_v to_o a_o sufficient_a evidence_n against_o they_o and_o in_o case_n any_o such_o offender_n be_v not_o able_a to_o pay_v their_o fine_n as_o abovesaid_a every_o such_o offender_n shall_v be_v public_o whip_v and_o for_o the_o better_a execution_n of_o this_o order_n it_o be_v declare_v that_o such_o as_o find_v out_o and_o prosecute_v such_o offender_n shall_v have_v one_o three_o of_o the_o fine_a and_o the_o county_n wherein_o it_o arise_v the_o other_o two_o three_o and_o further_o that_o it_o may_v and_o shall_v be_v lawful_a for_o any_o man_n to_o seize_v on_o any_o such_o wine_n cider_n strong_a drink_n or_o liquor_n which_o he_o find_v in_o the_o custody_n of_o any_o indian_a or_o indian_n and_o shall_v have_v if_o for_o his_o pain_n whip_v lawful_a to_o seize_v any_o liquor_n etc._n etc._n find_v in_o a_o indian_n custody_n &_o if_o indian_n false_o accufe_v any_o to_o be_v whip_v provide_v 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