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	king_n	send_v	1,415	5	5.3964	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54599	Fodinæ regales, or, The history, laws, and places of the chief mines and mineral works in England, Wales, and the English pale in Ireland as also of the mint and mony : with a clavis explaining some difficult words relating to mines, &c. / by Sir John Pettus, Knight.	Pettus, John, Sir, 1613-1690.	1670 (1670)	Wing P1908; ESTC R190	70,019	132

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have_v the_o buy_v of_o their_o oar_n before_o all_o other_o giving_z as_o another_z will_n 8._o and_o in_o the_o miner_n have_v receive_v any_o money_n of_o any_o other_o man_n before_o hand_n for_o his_o oar_n exception_n a_o exception_n than_o the_o miner_n shall_v pay_v their_o debt_n without_o any_o let_v of_o burghmaster_n so_o that_o this_o be_v without_o fraud_n or_o deceit_n or_o else_o the_o king_n shall_v have_v the_o oar_n before_o all_o other_o 9_o pleasure_n miner_n may_v lawful_o fall_v their_o mere_a at_o pleasure_n and_o the_o jusie_n say_v further_o upon_o their_o oath_n that_o it_o be_v and_o shall_v be_v lawful_a to_o the_o miner_n to_o sell_v give_v and_o assign_v his_o grove_n or_o mere_a of_o ground_n or_o any_o part_n thereof_o without_o the_o licence_n of_o the_o king_n or_o burghmaster_n 10._o exception_n a_o exception_n and_o this_o have_v be_v use_v time_n out_o of_o memory_n of_o man_n in_o all_o the_o territory_n and_o liberty_n of_o the_o high_a peak_n 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to_o the_o lord_n meers_n wife_n to_o have_v dower_n in_o meers_n their_o wife_n shall_v have_v dower_n in_o the_o say_v meers_n but_o if_o they_o be_v forfeit_v they_o be_v as_o aforesaid_a and_o the_o miner_n shall_v work_v their_o meers_n due_o follow_v how_o the_o work_n to_o be_v follow_v and_o shall_v choose_v their_o stool_n on_o that_o one_o part_n there_o as_o he_o may_v find_v i_o between_o two_o wall_n in_o the_o natural_a way_n till_o he_o come_v to_o the_o mere_a stake_n and_o then_o his_o neighbour_n next_o he_o shall_v choose_v the_o stool_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n and_o so_o the_o stool_n shall_v be_v close_v from_o mere_a to_o mere_a water_n for_o let_v by_o water_n but_o if_o it_o be_v let_v by_o water_n and_o then_o the_o burghmaster_n shall_v see_v that_o the_o mine_n be_v wrought_v due_o wrought_v the_o burghmaster_n be_v to_o score_v the_o spindle_n of_o the_o stow●_n where_o it_o be_v not_o right_o wrought_v and_o where_o he_o find_v a_o mere_a unwrought_a he_o shall_v score_v on_o the_o spindle_n one_o score_n and_o so_o from_o week_n to_o week_n he_o shall_v visit_v the_o field_n and_o see_v that_o the_o mine_n be_v wrought_v and_o if_o he_o find_v any_o mere_a stand_a unwrought_a 3_o week_n together_o he_o shall_v score_v three_o score_n on_o the_o spindle_n and_o deliver_v it_o to_o he_o that_o will_v work_v it_o as_o the_o law_n will_v but_o if_o it_o be_v borrow_v and_o replevied_a as_o the_o law_n of_o the_o my_o will_n at_o the_o 3_o week_n end_n and_o then_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o miner_n shall_v ordain_v they_o a_o conveniable_a measure_n by_o which_o the_o lord_n shall_v receive_v his_o lot_n measure_n concern_v measure_n and_o the_o miner_n shall_v sell_v their_o mine_n and_o the_o miner_n abide_v upon_o his_o mere_a shall_v have_v deliver_v to_o he_o by_o his_o burghmaster_n a_o sufficient_a place_n for_o his_o lodge_n and_o for_o his_o cottage_n with_o sufficient_a house-boot_n and_o hay_n boot_v and_o all_o manner_n of_o 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pasture_n in_o the_o lord_n waste_v not_o to_o pound_v the_o cattle_n of_o miner_n except_o his_o fence_a park_n meadow_n and_o sow_v field_n and_o then_o no_o minister_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v pin_v they_o nor_o distrain_v they_o for_o no_o article_n of_o the_o mine_n within_o the_o franchise_n of_o the_o mine_n but_o only_o the_o burghmaster_n and_o the_o lord_n also_o the_o steward_n shall_v hold_v yearly_o on_o the_o mine_n at_o their_o own_o will_n court_n keep_v court_v to_o be_v keep_v and_o two_o great_a court_n every_o year_n and_o if_o any_o miner_n or_o other_o person_n be_v attaint_n for_o steal_v of_o barmine_n first_o he_o shall_v be_v amerce_v in_o it_o 5_o s._n 4_o d._n the_o which_o 4_o d._n the_o burghmaster_n shall_v have_v and_o if_o he_o be_v attaint_v again_o the_o miner_n shall_v be_v amerce_v in_o 10_o s._n 8_o d._n the_o which_o 8_o d._n the_o burghmaster_n shall_v have_v and_o if_o he_o be_v attaint_v the_o three_o time_n for_o steal_v of_o i_o he_o shall_v 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