Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	chief_a	king_n	lord_n	1,707	5	3.7111	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11863	Honor military, and ciuill contained in foure bookes. Viz. 1. Iustice, and iurisdiction military. 2. Knighthood in generall, and particular. 3. Combats for life, and triumph. 4. Precedencie of great estates, and others.	Segar, William, Sir, d. 1633.; Rogers, William, b. ca. 1545, engraver.	1602 (1602)	STC 22164; ESTC S116891	203,415	258

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absent_a or_o not_o use_v and_o nevertheless_o may_v enjoy_v the_o immunity_n of_o the_o war_n for_o so_o be_v it_o decree_v by_o claudius_n the_o emperor_n call_v those_o sort_n of_o soldier_n militia_n imaginaria_fw-la chap._n 5._o ¶_o how_o soldier_n do_v ancient_o take_v oath_n to_o exact_v a_o oath_n of_o soldier_n be_v ever_o think_v necessary_a not_o only_o for_o the_o common_a weal_n but_o also_o for_o the_o soldier_n himself_o for_o at_o such_o time_n as_o soldier_n serve_v voluntary_o lucius_n flaccus_n and_o caius_n varro_n be_v consul_n the_o senate_n of_o rome_n think_v fit_a to_o compel_v man_n of_o war_n to_o swear_v though_o before_o that_o time_n no_o oath_n be_v take_v but_o at_o the_o pleasure_n of_o he_o that_o will_v cincius_n in_o his_o first_o book_n de_fw-fr remilitari_fw-la affirm_v the_o oath_n to_o be_v thus_o or_o to_o this_o effect_n in_o exercitu_fw-la decemquc_fw-la millia_fw-la passuum_fw-la prope_fw-la furtum_fw-la non_fw-la facies_fw-la dolo_fw-la malo_fw-la solus_fw-la neque_fw-la cum_fw-la pluribus_fw-la extra_n hastam_fw-la hastile_fw-fr ligna_fw-la pabulum_fw-la utrem_fw-la follem_fw-la faculam_fw-la si_fw-la quid_fw-la ibi_fw-la inveneris_fw-la sustulerisue_n quod_fw-la tuum_fw-la non_fw-la erit_fw-la quod_fw-la pluris_fw-la nummi_fw-la argentei_fw-la erit_fw-la uti_fw-la ad_fw-la consulem_fw-la caium_fw-la laelium_fw-la luciumue_n cornelium_n sive_fw-la ad_fw-la quem_fw-la corum_fw-la ius_fw-la erit_fw-la proferas_fw-la aut_fw-la profitebere_fw-la in_o triduo_fw-la proximo_fw-la quicquid_fw-la invencris_fw-la sustulerisue_n dolo_fw-la malo_fw-la aut_fw-la domino_fw-la svo_fw-la cvius_fw-la id_fw-la censebis_fw-la esse_fw-la reddes_fw-la vtine_v quid_fw-la non_fw-la recte_fw-la factum_fw-la esse_fw-la voles_fw-fr we_o read_v also_o that_o long_o after_o petreius_n force_v the_o soldier_n of_o pompey_n to_o swear_v they_o shall_v not_o abandon_v their_o captain_n nor_o camp_n neither_o shall_v they_o do_v any_o treason_n nor_o consult_v one_o with_o another_o private_o the_o like_a oath_n be_v minister_v unto_o the_o soldier_n of_o domitianus_n by_o caesar_n and_o

other_o historian_n have_v note_v that_o some_o triumph_n have_v continue_v more_o than_o one_o day_n as_o titus_n quintius_n flaminius_n hold_v his_o triumph_n of_o the_o macedonian_n &_o grecian_n three_o day_n likewise_o suetonius_n triumph_v four_o day_n in_o one_o month_n and_o augustus_n triumph_v of_o the_o dalmatian_n acciaci_n and_o alexandria_n have_v three_o chariot_n for_o three_o day_n the_o triumpher_n also_o use_v to_o carry_v in_o his_o chariot_n his_o own_o child_n which_o custom_n cicero_n seem_v to_o confirm_v in_o his_o oration_n for_o murena_n say_v that_o aemilius_n paulus_n carry_v in_o triumph_n his_o son_n who_o within_o three_o day_n after_o die_v adrianus_n have_v obtain_v of_o the_o senate_n to_o triumph_v he_o modest_o refuse_v it_o say_v that_o honour_n be_v due_a to_o traianus_n and_o so_o as_o a_o good_a emperor_n he_o cause_v traianus_n picture_n to_o be_v carry_v in_o the_o chariot_n fear_v that_o after_o his_o death_n he_o shall_v loose_v the_o 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his_o three_o triumph_n he_o wear_v a_o ring_n of_o gold_n tarqvinius_n priscus_n at_o his_o triumph_n wear_v a_o coat_n of_o gold_n as_o pliny_n and_o other_o affirm_v one_o other_o custom_n the_o roman_n have_v and_o be_v no_o ordinance_n or_o law_n yet_o precise_o observe_v which_o be_v that_o whosoever_o in_o any_o civil_a war_n have_v gain_v victory_n how_o notable_a soever_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v admit_v to_o triumph_v because_o man_n therein_o slay_v be_v citizen_n and_o no_o stranger_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o nasica_n have_v vanquish_v tiberius_n gracchus_n and_o his_o follower_n nor_o metellus_n suppress_v caius_n opimius_n nor_o antonius_n defeat_v catilina_n be_v admit_v to_o triumph_v nevertheless_o when_o lucius_n sylla_n have_v surprise_v the_o city_n of_o graecia_n and_o take_v the_o marian_n citizen_n he_o be_v allow_v in_o triumphant_a wise_a to_o carry_v with_o he_o the_o spoil_v gain_v in_o those_o place_n chap._n 21._o of_o the_o diverse_a quality_n 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