Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	case_n	defendant_n	plaintiff_n	1,918	5	10.3007	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02613	The case of Sir John Edwards, Knight, appellant from a decree made in the high and honourable Court of Chancery, in a case there depending, wherein Mary Howard, widow, was plaintiff, and the appellant was defendant : humbly offered to the consideration of the right honourable the Lords spiritual and temporal in Parliament assembled.		1680 (1680)	Wing C994; ESTC R170980	2,526	1

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per_fw-la annum_fw-la more_fw-it henry_n howard_n afterward_o viz._n the_o 10_o day_n of_o july_n 1671_o sell_v to_o the_o appellant_n for_o a_o full_a and_o valuable_a consideration_n real_o pay_v the_o reversion_n after_o three_o life_n of_o three_o tenement_n in_o bucknill_n which_o unknown_a to_o the_o appellant_n be_v in_o the_o aforesaid_a voluntary_a and_o additional_a settlement_n and_o of_o two_o small_a tenement_n in_o the_o forest_n of_o clone_a which_o be_v not_o in_o that_o voluntary_a additional_a settlement_n all_o which_o say_v premise_n be_v a_o absolute_a purchase_n without_o any_o power_n of_o redemption_n either_o by_o word_n or_o write_n which_o premise_n so_o purchase_v by_o the_o appellant_n to_o save_v charge_n and_o to_o protect_v they_o by_o collateral_a security_n from_o encumbrance_n be_v include_v in_o the_o same_o conveyance_n with_o other_o land_n about_o that_o time_n contract_v for_o by_o one_o mr._n edward_n powell_n with_o the_o same_o mr._n howard_n 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