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	great_a	word_n	1,789	5	3.7263	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49445	Memoirs of Edmund Ludlow Esq; Lieutenant General of the Horse, Commander in Chief of the forces in Ireland, one of the Council of State, and a Member of the Parliament which began on November 3, 1640. In two volumes. Vol. 1.; Memoirs. Part 1.	Ludlow, Edmund, 1617?-1692.	1698 (1698)	Wing L3460_pt1; ESTC R1476	216,094	443

by_o storm_n with_o little_a loss_n on_o our_o side_n about_o this_o time_n a_o considerable_a party_n in_o kent_n rise_v and_o declare_v for_o the_o king_n which_o be_v disperse_v by_o some_o force_n send_v from_o london_n under_o the_o command_n of_o col._n brown_n whereby_o the_o committee_n of_o kent_n be_v encourage_v and_o enable_v to_o raise_v a_o good_a body_n of_o horse_n and_o foot_n for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o parliament_n my_o father_n apprehend_v that_o i_o be_v not_o likely_a to_o be_v relieve_v in_o three_o or_o four_o month_n in_o case_n i_o be_v besiege_v and_o know_v that_o the_o enemy_n be_v master_n of_o the_o field_n in_o those_o part_n and_o that_o i_o be_v about_o twenty_o mile_n from_o any_o of_o our_o garrison_n procure_v a_o order_n from_o the_o parliament_n impower_v i_o to_o slight_v the_o castle_n of_o warder_n and_o to_o draw_v off_o the_o garrison_n if_o i_o see_v cause_n which_o care_n of_o they_o quicken_v my_o zeal_n to_o their_o service_n and_o put_v i_o upon_o endeavour_v as_o well_o as_o i_o can_v to_o prepare_v for_o the_o worst_a to_o that_o end_n be_v in_o want_n of_o ammunition_n i_o go_v to_o southampton_n where_o i_o buy_v what_o they_o can_v spare_v and_o return_v to_o the_o castle_n where_o be_v in_o great_a want_n of_o money_n have_v always_o pay_v the_o country_n people_n for_o whatsoever_o i_o have_v from_o they_o i_o make_v a_o seasonable_a discovery_n of_o money_n plate_n and_o jewel_n to_o the_o value_n of_o about_o twelve_o hundred_o pound_n wall_v up_o by_o the_o enemy_n part_v of_o this_o sum_n i_o expend_v upon_o the_o garrison_n and_o give_v a_o account_n thereof_o to_o the_o parliament_n the_o enemy_n be_v now_o begin_v to_o draw_v about_o we_o yet_o will_v not_o actual_o besiege_v we_o before_o they_o have_v endeavour_v to_o reduce_v we_o by_o treachery_n to_o this_o end_n one_o capt._n white_a a_o papist_n of_o dorsetshire_n have_v find_v a_o boy_n at_o shaftsbury_n fit_a for_o the_o purpose_n give_v he_o such_o instruction_n as_o he_o think_v fit_a he_o be_v not_o above_o twelve_o year_n of_o age_n and_o yet_o as_o i_o be_v afterward_o inform_v have_v already_o attempt_v to_o poison_v his_o grandfather_n this_o boy_n he_o send_v to_o the_o castle_n to_o desire_v of_o i_o to_o be_v admit_v to_o turn_v the_o spit_n or_o perform_v any_o other_o servile_a employment_n to_o which_o i_o consent_v his_o youth_n free_v he_o as_o i_o think_v from_o any_o suspicion_n about_o three_o or_o four_o day_n after_o a_o party_n of_o the_o enemy_n horse_n appear_v before_o the_o castle_n and_o make_v a_o great_a shout_n the_o cattle_n belong_v to_o the_o garrison_n consist_v of_o about_o forty_o cow_n and_o one_o bull_n which_o they_o all_o follow_v run_v away_o at_o the_o noise_n some_o of_o we_o endeavour_v to_o turn_v they_o the_o enemy_n fire_v so_o thick_a upon_o we_o that_o one_o of_o my_o soldier_n and_o myself_o be_v force_v to_o betake_v ourselves_o to_o a_o tree_n for_o shelter_n where_o my_o soldier_n level_v his_o musket_n through_o a_o hole_n of_o the_o tree_n which_o be_v about_o a_o foot_n in_o diameter_n a_o ball_n from_o the_o enemy_n graze_v upon_o the_o upper_a part_n of_o the_o hole_n and_o thereby_o force_v downward_o shoot_v the_o young_a man_n through_o the_o hand_n and_o i_o into_o the_o leg_n which_o oblige_v i_o to_o keep_v my_o bed_n for_o two_o day_n a_o great_a wall-gun_n call_v a_o harquebuz_n de_fw-fr croq_fw-la be_v fire_v from_o the_o top_n of_o the_o castle_n burst_v in_o the_o middle_n at_o night_n as_o this_o boy_n be_v sit_v with_o the_o guard_n by_o the_o fire_n some_o of_o they_o conceive_v a_o jealousy_n of_o he_o and_o strict_o examine_v he_o about_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o come_n he_o affirm_v it_o to_o be_v because_o the_o master_n who_o he_o serve_v have_v use_v he_o cruel_o for_o speak_v some_o word_n in_o favour_n of_o the_o parliament_n with_o which_o answer_n they_o not_o be_v satisfy_v threaten_a that_o unless_o he_o will_v confess_v the_o truth_n they_o will_v hang_v he_o immediate_o and_o to_o affright_v he_o tie_v a_o piece_n of_o match_n about_o his_o neck_n and_o begin_v to_o pull_v he_o up_o on_o a_o halberd_n upon_o this_o he_o promise_v to_o confess_v all_o if_o they_o will_v spare_v his_o life_n and_o thereupon_o acknowledge_v that_o capt._n white_n have_v hire_v he_o to_o number_v the_o man_n and_o arm_n in_o the_o castle_n to_o poison_v the_o arm_n the_o well_o and_o the_o beer_n to_o blow_v up_o the_o ammunition_n to_o steal_v away_o one_o of_o my_o best_a horse_n to_o carry_v he_o back_o to_o they_o for_o which_o service_n he_o be_v to_o receive_v half_o a_o crown_n confess_v that_o he_o have_v according_o poison_a two_o cannon_n and_o the_o harquebuz_n that_o be_v break_v but_o pretend_v that_o his_o conscience_n will_v not_o give_v he_o leave_v to_o poison_v the_o water_n and_o the_o beer_n the_o great_a gun_n be_v make_v serviceable_a again_o by_o oil_v and_o make_v a_o fire_n in_o they_o the_o poison_n he_o use_v be_v of_o a_o red_a colour_n and_o make_v up_o in_o the_o shape_n of_o a_o candle_n with_o part_n of_o which_o he_o have_v rub_v three_o of_o our_o gun_n after_o this_o deliverance_n we_o get_v in_o some_o cattle_n for_o our_o provision_n but_o the_o enemy_n draw_v into_o the_o village_n about_o we_o soon_o prevent_v we_o from_o bring_v in_o any_o more_o yet_o we_o venture_v one_o morning_n know_v it_o to_o be_v market-day_n to_o draw_v out_o between_o forty_o and_o fifty_o pike_n and_o firelock_n with_o which_o we_o go_v about_o a_o quarter_n of_o a_o mile_n from_o the_o castle_n upon_o the_o road_n that_o lead_v to_o shaftsbury_n according_a to_o our_o expectation_n the_o market-people_n come_v with_o cart_n and_o horse_n load_v with_o corn_n and_o other_o provision_n which_o we_o seize_v and_o send_v to_o the_o castle_n pay_v for_o it_o the_o market-price_n at_o which_o they_o be_v not_o a_o little_a surprise_v by_o this_o mean_n we_o furnish_v ourselves_o with_o three_o month_n more_o provision_n than_o we_o have_v before_o which_o we_o have_v no_o soon_o take_v in_o when_o the_o enemy_n draw_v round_o the_o castle_n and_o from_o that_o time_n block_v we_o up_o more_o close_o raise_v a_o breastwork_n by_o cast_v up_o of_o earth_n about_o a_o tree_n which_o we_o have_v cut_v down_o on_o the_o side_n of_o a_o hill_n from_o whence_o they_o command_v the_o gate_n of_o the_o castle_n the_o only_a way_n that_o we_o have_v to_o sally_v out_o upon_o occasion_n and_o shoot_v several_a of_o our_o man_n among_o the_o rest_n my_o gunner_n as_o they_o fetch_v in_o wood._n the_o person_n that_o command_v the_o party_n which_o lie_v before_o we_o be_v one_o capt._n christopher_n bowyer_n of_o dorsetshire_n who_o to_o get_v we_o out_o of_o the_o castle_n propose_v to_o grant_v we_o what_o term_n we_o desire_v to_o which_o we_o reply_v that_o we_o design_v to_o discharge_v our_o duty_n by_o keep_v it_o as_o long_o as_o we_o can_v upon_o this_o he_o threaten_v we_o with_o great_a number_n of_o horse_n and_o foot_n attend_v with_o several_a piece_n of_o cannon_n which_o he_o say_v be_v draw_v towards_o we_o boast_v of_o the_o justice_n of_o his_o cause_n and_o represent_v to_o we_o the_o greatness_n of_o our_o danger_n and_o the_o inevitable_a ruin_n that_o must_v ensue_v upon_o our_o obstinacy_n but_o capt._n bean_n who_o at_o that_o time_n serve_v as_o cannoneer_n we_o be_v shoot_v as_o i_o mention_v before_o tell_v he_o that_o we_o be_v not_o at_o all_o affright_v with_o his_o menace_n but_o upon_o confidence_n of_o the_o justice_n of_o our_o cause_n be_v resolve_v to_o defend_v the_o place_n to_o the_o utmost_a and_o warn_v he_o to_o look_v to_o himself_o fire_v a_o gun_n with_o which_o he_o wound_v he_o in_o the_o heel_n and_o it_o be_v unsafe_a for_o any_o to_o carry_v he_o off_o by_o day_n his_o wound_n gangreen_v before_o night_n and_o he_o die_v about_o two_o day_n after_o in_o the_o room_n of_o capt._n bowyer_n one_o col._n barnes_n be_v send_v by_o the_o king_n to_o command_v the_o force_n that_o lay_v before_o we_o he_o be_v brother_n to_o a_o honest_a gentleman_n who_o be_v chaplain_n to_o my_o father_n for_o who_o sake_n and_o because_o he_o have_v the_o reputation_n of_o be_v a_o old_a soldier_n a_o thing_n much_o value_v by_o the_o parliament_n at_o that_o time_n my_o father_n have_v procure_v he_o a_o considerable_a employment_n in_o their_o service_n in_o which_o he_o continue_v as_o long_o as_o their_o constant_a pay_n last_v but_o that_o fail_v he_o run_v away_o to_o the_o king_n upon_o his_o come_n he_o raise_v a_o fort_n within_o musquet-shot_a of_o we_o on_o the_o hill_n that_o

pray_v for_o the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o public_a cause_n the_o word_n speak_v by_o mr._n martin_n in_o the_o parliament_n be_v to_o this_o purpose_n that_o it_o be_v better_a one_o family_n shall_v perish_v than_o that_o the_o people_n shall_v be_v destroy_v and_o be_v require_v to_o explain_v himself_o he_o ingenuous_o confess_v that_o he_o mean_v the_o family_n of_o the_o king_n for_o which_o he_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o tower_n but_o afterward_o release_v and_o readmit_v to_o his_o place_n in_o the_o parliament_n about_o the_o same_o time_n mr._n john_n pym_n also_o die_v who_o have_v be_v very_o instrumental_a in_o promote_a the_o interest_n of_o the_o nation_n his_o body_n be_v for_o several_a day_n expose_v to_o public_a view_n in_o derby-house_n before_o it_o be_v inter_v in_o confutation_n of_o those_o who_o report_v it_o to_o be_v eat_v with_o louse_n the_o enemy_n before_o warder-castle_n keep_v their_o guard_n within_o pistol-shot_n of_o it_o day_n and_o night_n so_o that_o we_o can_v not_o expect_v any_o more_o intelligence_n from_o abroad_o yet_o one_o of_o we_o send_v by_o we_o into_o the_o country_n a_o week_n before_o to_o inform_v we_o of_o the_o state_n of_o affair_n meet_v at_o a_o honest_a man_n house_n not_o far_o from_o the_o castle_n a_o soldier_n who_o the_o enemy_n have_v press_v to_o serve_v they_o who_o heart_n be_v with_o we_o these_o two_o agree_v that_o when_o relief_n shall_v be_v come_v he_o who_o be_v without_o shall_v appear_v with_o a_o white_a cap_n on_o his_o head_n and_o blow_v his_o nose_n with_o his_o handkerchief_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o besieger_n raise_v a_o battery_n and_o by_o a_o shot_n from_o thence_o cut_v off_o the_o chain_n of_o our_o portcullis_n which_o render_v our_o gate_n unserviceable_a to_o we_o we_o make_v it_o so_o to_o they_o by_o barricade_v it_o up_o on_o the_o inside_n so_o that_o now_o we_o have_v no_o way_n out_o but_o through_o a_o window_n our_o other_o door_n be_v wall_v up_o before_o but_o the_o battery_n not_o answer_v their_o expectation_n they_o resolve_v to_o try_v other_o experiment_n either_o by_o dig_v a_o hole_n in_o the_o castlewall_n and_o put_v a_o sufficient_a quantity_n of_o powder_n therein_o to_o blow_v it_o up_o or_o by_o undermine_v the_o say_a wall_n and_o support_v it_o with_o timber_n and_o then_o set_v it_o on_o fire_n whereby_o they_o suppose_v to_o destroy_v that_o also_o on_o which_o the_o wall_n rest_v and_o so_o to_o bring_v down_o the_o wall_n in_o order_n to_o this_o they_o prepare_v material_n to_o defend_v they_o whilst_o they_o be_v about_o the_o work_n and_o bring_v together_o about_o two_o dozen_o of_o oaken_a plant_n three_o inch_n thick_a which_o they_o endeavour_v in_o a_o dark_a night_n to_o set_v up_o against_o the_o castlewall_n half_a of_o they_o on_o one_o side_n and_o half_a on_o the_o other_o our_o sentinel_n discover_v they_o on_o one_o side_n and_o beat_v they_o off_o force_v they_o to_o leave_v their_o board_n behind_o they_o on_o the_o other_o side_n they_o set_v they_o up_o and_o in_o the_o morning_n be_v hard_o at_o work_n under_o their_o shelter_n we_o hear_v a_o noise_n of_o dig_v but_o for_o some_o time_n can_v not_o perceive_v where_o at_o length_n we_o discover_v the_o place_n and_o endeavour_v to_o remove_v they_o by_o throw_v down_o hot_a water_n and_o melt_a lead_n though_o to_o little_a purpose_n at_o last_o with_o hand-granadoe_n we_o oblige_v they_o to_o quit_v their_o work_n and_o to_o leave_v their_o tool_n behind_o they_o with_o their_o provision_n for_o three_o or_o four_o day_n and_o though_o we_o have_v no_o way_n out_o of_o the_o castle_n but_o by_o a_o narrow_a window_n yet_o we_o bring_v in_o their_o material_n and_o provision_n for_o that_o morning_n have_v shoot_v the_o officer_n that_o command_v their_o guard_n in_o the_o head_n their_o trench_n not_o be_v finish_v to_o secure_v their_o approach_n to_o the_o outhouse_n under_o the_o shelter_n of_o which_o they_o keep_v their_o guard_n and_o be_v admonish_v by_o what_o befall_v capt._n bowyer_n of_o the_o danger_n of_o delay_v to_o dress_v a_o wound_n they_o desire_v leave_v to_o carry_v off_o their_o wound_a man_n which_o i_o grant_v on_o condition_n that_o they_o will_v commit_v no_o act_n of_o hostility_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n and_o when_o five_o or_o six_o of_o they_o who_o carry_v he_o off_o be_v about_o pistol-shot_n from_o the_o wall_n i_o appear_v with_o forty_o musqueteer_n ready_a to_o fire_n on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o castle_n and_o order_v three_o or_o four_o man_n out_o of_o the_o window_n mention_v before_o who_o bring_v in_o their_o material_n a_o relation_n of_o i_o one_o capt._n henry_n williams_n who_o command_v a_o company_n in_o colonel_n barn_n his_o regiment_n desire_v to_o be_v admit_v to_o speak_v with_o i_o and_o i_o consent_v he_o endeavour_v to_o persuade_v i_o to_o a_o surrender_n offer_v i_o any_o condition_n i_o will_v ask_v but_o his_o argument_n make_v no_o impression_n upon_o i_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o king_n to_o encourage_v his_o friend_n in_o the_o city_n to_o rise_v for_o he_o send_v they_o a_o commisiion_n to_o that_o purpose_n by_o the_o lady_n aubogny_n which_o she_o bring_v make_v up_o in_o the_o hair_n of_o her_o head_n but_o the_o design_n be_v discover_v she_o sle_z for_o resuge_a to_o the_o house_n of_o the_o french_a ambassador_n who_o refuse_v to_o deliver_v she_o to_o sir_n henry_n vane_n and_o mr._n john_n lisle_n send_v by_o the_o parliament_n with_o a_o guard_n to_o seize_v she_o pretend_v his_o privilege_n the_o house_n be_v inform_v by_o sir_n francis_n knowles_n that_o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o bloody_a massacre_n at_o paris_n one_o of_o the_o french_a king_n secretary_n who_o be_v of_o the_o reform_a religion_n fly_v to_o the_o english_a ambassador_n house_n for_o protection_n and_o disguize_v himself_o among_o the_o groom_n be_v force_v 〈◊〉_d thence_o by_o the_o king_n command_n order_v this_o lady_n to_o be_v treat_v in_o the_o like_a manner_n which_o be_v do_v according_o hereupon_o a_o order_n be_v pass_v for_o the_o trial_n of_o those_o who_o be_v engage_v in_o this_o conspiracy_n and_o mr._n thomson_n and_o mr._n challoner_n be_v find_v guilty_a and_o execute_v for_o it_o sir_n john_n hotham_n and_o his_o son_n be_v also_o condemn_v to_o lose_v their_o head_n for_o endeavour_v to_o betray_v the_o garrison_n of_o hull_n to_o the_o enemy_n which_o sentence_n be_v put_v in_o execution_n upon_o the_o son_n the_o 1_o st_z of_o january_n 1643._o and_o on_o the_o father_n the_o day_n follow_v sir_n alexander_n carew_n be_v also_o behead_v for_o endeavour_v to_o betray_v plymouth_n with_o the_o government_n of_o which_o he_o be_v entrust_v by_o the_o parliament_n about_o the_o 16_o the_o of_o the_o same_o january_n the_o scot_n march_v into_o england_n and_o have_v berwick_n secure_v for_o they_o the_o first_o thing_n they_o attempt_v be_v the_o take_n of_o newcastle_n which_o they_o do_v by_o storm_n the_o lord_n and_o commons_o for_o their_o encouragement_n have_v sentence_v and_o cause_v execution_n to_o be_v do_v upon_o william_n laud_v archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n their_o capital_a enemy_n o●_n the_o 10_o the_o of_o the_o same_o month._n sir_n william_n waller_n be_v reinforce_v with_o some_o city-regiment_n think_v himself_o strong_a enough_o to_o take_v the_o field_n and_o because_o the_o western_a clothier_n be_v often_o obstruct_v in_o their_o passage_n to_o london_n by_o the_o garrison_n of_o basinghouse_n which_o be_v keep_v for_o the_o king_n he_o attempt_v to_o reduce_v it_o but_o be_v repulse_v with_o loss_n after_o which_o he_o march_v to_o arundel_n in_o sussex_n where_o he_o soon_o beat_v the_o king_n garrison_n out_o of_o the_o town_n into_o the_o castle_n which_o after_o some_o time_n and_o the_o loss_n of_o some_o man_n be_v surrender_v to_o he_o with_o several_a person_n of_o quality_n therein_o at_o mercy_n about_o the_o middle_n of_o january_n sir_n william_n assure_v we_o that_o if_o we_o hold_v out_o a_o fortnight_n long_o he_o will_v relieve_v we_o or_o lay_v his_o bone_n under_o our_o wall_n we_o have_v also_o some_o hope_n give_v we_o from_o southampton_n and_o pool_n the_o latter_a of_o which_o place_n about_o this_o time_n some_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n endeavour_v to_o betray_v to_o the_o lord_n crawford_n but_o the_o design_n be_v discover_v as_o the_o enemy_n be_v enter_v the_o outwork_n and_o expect_v to_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o town_n some_o great_a gun_n load_v with_o small_a shot_n be_v fire_v upon_o his_o man_n and_o make_v a_o great_a slaughter_n among_o they_o between_o these_o two_o garrison_n of_o southampton_n and_o pool_n lie_v my_o troop_n of_o horse_n to_o do_v what_o service_n they_o can_v