Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	city_n	great_a	people_n	1,556	5	4.4120	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10589	A relation of all matters passed especially in France and the Low-Countries, touching the causes of the warre now in Cleueland. Together with such occurrences of note as have happened in Spaine, Italie, England, Germany, Hungarie and Transyluania, since March last to this present, 1614. Translated according to the originall of Mercurius Gallo-Belgicus.	Isselt, Michael von, d. 1597.; Booth, Robert, d. 1657.	1614 (1614)	STC 20862; ESTC S104590	34,365	50

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and_o pain_n they_o leave_v a_o plea_n of_o recess_n there_o which_o each_o part_n may_v use_v to_o the_o final_a determination_n of_o the_o cause_n in_o the_o diet_n to_o be_v keep_v at_o augusta_n anno_fw-la 1582._o that_o they_o do_v not_o only_o accept_v of_o this_o recess_n but_o also_o deliver_v their_o complaint_n to_o rodulphus_fw-la caesar_n and_o spend_v many_o year_n in_o pursue_v the_o business_n before_o he_o until_o at_o last_o anno_fw-la 1593._o being_n summon_v to_o hear_v the_o definitive_a sentence_n they_o appear_v for_o there_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o emperor_n and_o with_o his_o allowance_n the_o sentence_n be_v publish_v against_o the_o defendant_n in_o this_o manner_n that_o those_o thing_n which_o have_v be_v do_v in_o the_o city_n in_o a_o furious_a and_o unlawful_a manner_n shall_v be_v account_v as_o void_a and_o that_o all_o thing_n ought_v to_o be_v restore_v into_o the_o same_o state_n wherein_o they_o be_v before_o the_o innovation_n but_o 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the_o impair_n of_o the_o authority_n of_o his_o brother_n decease_v and_o of_o other_o succeed_a emperor_n that_o a_o business_n already_o now_o judge_v and_o sentence_v and_o submission_n confirm_v by_o oath_n shall_v without_o any_o judicial_a course_n be_v so_o easy_o blow_v away_o that_o he_o after_o diligent_a examination_n of_o all_o circumstance_n and_o deliberation_n use_v touch_v the_o whole_a business_n can_v otherwise_o judge_v and_o pronounce_v but_o that_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o emperor_n publish_v the_o 27_o august_n anno_fw-la 1593._o and_o the_o submission_n and_o promise_n which_o ensue_v the_o same_o shall_v abide_v in_o full_a force_n and_o that_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o emperor_n publish_v last_o of_o octob._n a_o 1611._o aught_o in_o all_o point_n to_o be_v satisfy_v without_o any_o consideration_n to_o be_v have_v of_o the_o foresay_a recess_n or_o inparlance_n therefore_o that_o he_o have_v appoint_v the_o most_o excellent_a ferdinand_n archbish_n of_o collen_n and_o albert_n the_o archduke_n his_o brother_n his_o commissioner_n in_o no_o other_o manner_n then_o before_o be_v do_v by_o the_o emperor_n rodulph_n his_o brother_n decease_v and_o have_v give_v they_o power_n that_o either_o themselves_o or_o they_o by_o their_o substitute_n shall_v signify_v this_o his_o mandate_n declaratorie_n to_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o imperial_a town_n and_o royal_a seat_n aken_n and_o according_a to_o the_o full_a power_n wherewith_o they_o be_v furnish_v shall_v by_o all_o mean_n compel_v the_o party_n condemn_v to_o due_a submission_n and_o obedience_n until_o they_o do_v restore_v all_o thing_n to_o the_o same_o state_n wherein_o they_o stand_v before_o the_o 6._o of_o july_n anno_fw-la 1611._o therefore_o that_o he_o do_v earnest_o charge_n and_o command_v all_o and_o several_a the_o citizen_n inhabitant_n and_o subject_n of_o the_o foresay_a city_n whosoever_o have_v under_o any_o pretence_n attempt_v any_o thing_n against_o 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