Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	court_n	king_n	law_n	5,153	5	5.1808	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65666	To the Honourable the Commons of England assembled in Parliament a short account of one of the grand grievances of the nation / humbly presented by James Whiston.	Whiston, James, 1637?-1707.	1689 (1689)	Wing W1688; ESTC R8905	12,727	11

we_o find_v as_o bracton_n lib._n 3._o fol._n 105._o gaoler_n be_v ordain_v to_o hold_v prisoner_n not_o to_o punish_v they_o for_o imprisonment_n by_o the_o law_n be_v neither_o aught_o to_o be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o bare_a restraint_n of_o liberty_n without_o those_o illegal_a and_o unjust_a distinction_n of_o close_a and_o open_a prison_n as_o be_v usual_a see_v stamf._n ple._n cro._n fol._n 70._o therefore_o cook_n in_o his_o 3_o inst_z 91._o say_v that_o if_o the_o gaoler_n keep_v the_o prisoner_n more_o straight_o than_o he_o ought_v of_o right_n 18._o britton_n fol._n 18._o whereof_o the_o prisoner_n die_v this_o be_v felony_n in_o the_o gaoler_n by_o the_o common_a law._n and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o if_o a_o prisoner_n die_v in_o prison_n the_o coroner_n ought_v to_o sit_v upon_o he_o see_v also_o the_o say_a cook_n fol._n 34._o cap._n petty_a treason_n 26._o flet._n lib._n 1._o c._n 26._o how_o prisoner_n be_v to_o be_v use_v wherein_o be_v also_o a_o account_n of_o a_o indictment_n of_o a_o gaoler_n for_o evil_a usage_n of_o his_o prisoner_n fol._n 35._o in_o trin._n term._n 7._o e._n 3._o cor_fw-la rege_fw-la rot_n 44._o that_o whereas_o one_o r._n b._n of_o t._n be_v take_v and_o detain_v in_o the_o prison_n of_o lincoln_n castle_n 7._o 1_o e._n 3._o cap._n 7._o for_o a_o certain_a debt_n of_o statute_n merchant_n in_o the_o custody_n of_o t._n b._n constable_n of_o the_o castle_n l._n aforesaid_a that_o the_o say_v t._n b._n put_v the_o say_v r._n into_o the_o common-goal_n among_o thief_n in_o a_o filthy_a prison_n contrary_a to_o the_o form_n of_o the_o statute_n etc._n etc._n and_o there_o detain_v he_o till_o he_o have_v pay_v he_o a_o fine_a of_o 40_o s._n whereupon_o cook_n make_v this_o observation_n so_o as_o hereby_o it_o appear_v where_o the_o law_n require_v that_o a_o prisoner_n shall_v be_v keep_v in_o safe_a and_o sure_a custody_n yet_o that_o must_v be_v without_o any_o pain_n or_o torment_v to_o the_o prisoner_n so_o co._n 3._o inst_z 52._o say_v if_o a_o prisoner_n by_o the_o dure_v that_o be_v hard_a usage_n of_o the_o gaoler_n come_v to_o untimely_a death_n this_o be_v murder_n in_o the_o gaoler_n and_o in_o the_o law_n impli_v malice_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o cruelty_n horn_n in_o the_o mirror_n of_o justice_n page_z 288._o say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o abusion_n of_o the_o law_n that_o prisoner_n be_v put_v into_o iron_n or_o other_o pain_n before_o they_o be_v attaint_v see_v also_o cook_n 3_o inst_z 34_o 35._o and_o horn_n also_o pag._n 34_o 36._o reckon_v the_o starve_a of_o prisoner_n by_o famine_n 56._o vox_fw-la plebis_fw-la par_fw-fr 1._o f._n 55_o 56._o to_o be_v among_o the_o crime_n of_o homicide_n in_o a_o gaoler_n which_o also_o cook_n in_o his_o 3_o inst_z chap._n 29._o title_n of_o felony_n in_o gaoler_n by_o dure_v of_o imprisonment_n etc._n etc._n by_o statute_n and_o by_o the_o common_a law._n foe_n 91._o and_o next_o let_v we_o see_v what_o the_o law_n say_v for_o the_o fee_n due_a to_o gaoler_n the_o mirror_n of_o justice_n pag._n 288._o tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v a_o abusion_n of_o the_o law_n that_o prisoner_n or_o other_o for_o they_o to_o pay_v any_o thing_n for_o their_o entry_n into_o the_o goal_n or_o for_o their_o go_v out_o this_o be_v the_o common_a law_n there_o be_v no_o fee_n due_a to_o they_o by_o the_o common_a law._n see_v what_o the_o statute_n say_v the_o statute_n of_o westm_n 1._o chap._n 26._o say_v that_o no_o sheriff_n or_o other_o minister_n of_o the_o king_n shall_v take_v reward_n for_o do_v their_o office_n but_o what_o they_o take_v of_o the_o king_n if_o they_o do_v they_o shall_v suffer_v double_a to_o the_o party_n aggrieve_v and_o be_v punish_v at_o the_o will_n of_o the_o king._n under_o this_o word_n minister_n of_o the_o king_n be_v include_v all_o escheator_n coroner_n gaoler_n and_o the_o like_a see_v cook_n 2_o inst_z fol._n 209._o affirm_v and_o agreeable_a be_v stampf_n pl._n coron_n 49._o nay_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o 4._o e._n 3._o chap._n 10._o gaoler_n be_v to_o receive_v thief_n and_o felon_n take_v nothing_o by_o way_n of_o fee_n for_o the_o receipt_n of_o they_o so_o odious_a be_v this_o extortion_n of_o gaoler_n that_o very_a thief_n and_o felon_n be_v exempt_a from_o payment_n of_o fees._n and_o we_o find_v in_o our_o law-book_n that_o no_o fee_n be_v due_a to_o any_o officer_n gaoler_n or_o minister_n of_o justice_n but_o only_o those_o which_o be_v give_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n for_o if_o a_o gaoler_n will_v prescribe_v for_o any_o fee_n the_o prescription_n be_v void_a because_o against_o this_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v 3_o e._n 1._o be_v a_o act_n make_v within_o time_n of_o memory_n and_o take_v away_o all_o manner_n of_o pretend_a fee_n before_o and_o we_o be_v sure_a none_o can_v be_v raise_v by_o colour_n of_o prescription_n since_o and_o therefore_o we_o find_v by_o the_o book_n of_o 8._o e._n 4._o fol._n 18._o that_o a_o marshal_n or_o goaler_n can_v detain_v any_o prisoner_n after_o his_o discharge_n from_o the_o court_n but_o only_o for_o the_o fee_n of_o the_o court_n the_o court_n be_v not_o bar_v by_o this_o statute_n of_o westm_n 1._o aforemention_v and_o if_o he_o do_v he_o may_v be_v indict_v for_o extortion_n and_o agreeable_a to_o this_o be_v the_o book_n of_o 21_o f._n 7._o fol._n 16._o where_o among_o other_o thing_n it_o be_v hold_v for_o law_n that_o if_o a_o gaoler_n or_o guardian_n of_o a_o prison_n take_v his_o prisoner_n proper_a garment_n cloak_n or_o money_n from_o he_o it_o be_v a_o trespass_n and_o the_o gaoler_n shall_v be_v answerable_a for_o it_o so_o that_o we_o may_v undeniable_o conclude_v that_o there_o be_v no_o fee_n at_o all_o due_a to_o any_o gaoler_n or_o guardian_n of_o a_o prison_n from_o the_o prisoner_n but_o what_o be_v due_a unto_o he_o by_o special_a act_n of_o parliament_n and_o if_o a_o gaoler_n or_o guardian_n of_o a_o prison_n shall_v take_v any_o thing_n as_o a_o fee_n of_o his_o prisoner_n he_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v indict_v of_o extortion_n and_o upon_o conviction_n to_o be_v remove_v from_o his_o office_n and_o if_o his_o prisoner_n by_o constraint_n menace_n or_o dure_v be_v enforce_v to_o give_v he_o money_n he_o may_v recover_v that_o money_n against_o the_o gaoler_n again_o in_o a_o action_n of_o the_o case_n at_o common_a law._n item_n the_o king_n consider_v the_o great_a perjury_n extortion_n 10._o stat._n 23._o h._n 6._o chap._n 10._o and_o oppression_n which_o be_v and_o have_v be_v in_o this_o realm_n by_o his_o sheriff_n under-sheriff_n and_o their_o clark_n 5._o stat._n 4._o h._n 4_o 5._o bailiff_n and_o keeper_n of_o prison_n etc._n etc._n have_v ordain_v by_o authority_n aforesaid_a in_o eschew_v all_o such_o extortion_n 318._o rast_n predict_v fol._n 318._o perjury_n and_o oppression_n that_o no_o sheriff_n shall_v let_v to_o farm_n in_o any_o manner_n his_o county_n nor_o any_o of_o his_o bailiwick_n nor_o that_o any_o of_o the_o say_a officer_n and_o minister_n 365._o cook._n predict_v 365._o by_o occasion_n or_o under_o colour_n of_o their_o office_n shall_v take_v any_o other_o thing_n by_o they_o 16._o 21._o h._n 7._o fol._n 16._o nor_o by_o any_o other_o person_n to_o their_o use_n profit_n or_o avail_v if_o any_o person_n by_o they_o or_o any_o of_o they_o to_o be_v arrest_v or_o attach_v for_o the_o omit_v of_o any_o arrest_n or_o attachment_n to_o be_v make_v by_o their_o body_n or_o of_o any_o person_n by_o they_o or_o any_o of_o they_o by_o force_n or_o colour_n of_o their_o office_n arrest_v or_o attach_v for_o fine_a fee_n suit_n of_o prison_n mainprize_n let_v to_o bail_v or_o show_v any_o ease_n or_o favour_n to_o any_o such_o person_n arrest_v or_o to_o be_v attach_v for_o their_o reward_n or_o profit_n but_o such_o as_o follow_v that_o be_v to_o say_v for_o the_o sheriff_n 20_o d._n the_o officer_n which_o make_v the_o arrest_n or_o attachment_n 4_o d._n and_o the_o gaoler_n of_o the_o prison_n if_o he_o be_v commit_v to_o ward_n 371._o rast_n predict_v fol._n 371._o 4_o d._n and_o that_o all_o sheriff_n bailiff_n gaoler_n or_o any_o other_o officer_n or_o minister_n which_o do_v contrary_a to_o this_o ordinance_n in_o any_o point_n of_o the_o same_o shall_v lose_v to_o the_o party_n in_o this_o behalf_n indammage_v or_o grieve_v his_o treble_a damage_n o._n stat._n 21._o ed._n o._n and_o shall_v forfeit_v the_o sum_n of_o 40_o l._n for_o every_o such_o offence_n the_o one_o moiety_n to_o the_o king_n the_o other_o to_o the_o prosecutor_n to_o be_v recover_v at_o common_a law_n in_o either_o of_o the_o court_n of_o kings-bench_n or_o common-plea_n at_o westminster_n this_o be_v a_o perfect_a account_n of_o the_o gaoler_n fee_n in_o all_o case_n where_o person_n be_v lay_v in_o prison_n upon_o civil_a matter_n and_o cause_n which_o fee_n of_o 4_o d._n be_v more_o than_o any_o other_o statute_n or_o law_n allow_v they_o to_o take_v from_o their_o prisoner_n but_o in_o such_o case_n where_o the_o king_n be_v party_n it_o be_v establish_v that_o the_o prisoner_n in_o all_o the_o king_n prison_n shall_v be_v maintain_v at_o the_o king_n charge_n and_o out_o of_o the_o king_n revenue_n according_a to_o the_o old_a law_n of_o the_o land_n much_o less_o to_o have_v money_n extort_a from_o he_o by_o the_o gaoler_n but_o look_v into_o the_o prison_n in_o and_o about_o the_o city_n of_o london_n what_o horrible_a oppression_n extortion_n and_o cruelty_n be_v exercise_v upon_o the_o freeborn_a people_n of_o england_n yea_o in_o most_o prison_n throughout_o this_o kingdom_n so_o that_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n it_o appear_v that_o those_o who_o sell_v or_o take_v any_o manner_n of_o reward_n for_o any_o public_a office_n or_o place_n or_o those_o who_o do_v receive_v any_o great_a fee_n than_o therein_o be_v express_v have_v no_o more_o property_n right_o or_o interest_n to_o do_v it_o than_o the_o pirate_n have_v to_o the_o peaceable_a merchant-mans_n ship_n a_o robber_n to_o the_o innocent_a traveller_n purse_n or_o the_o wolf_n to_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o harmless_a lamb._n all_o which_o be_v most_o humble_o submit_v to_o the_o serious_a consideration_n of_o this_o honourable_a house_n that_o the_o say_a matter_n may_v be_v refer_v to_o a_o committee_n who_o shall_v be_v empower_v to_o receive_v such_o humble_a proposal_n as_o shall_v be_v offer_v for_o a_o last_a provision_n to_o prevent_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o like_a enormity_n and_o cruelty_n the_o which_o as_o it_o will_v be_v please_v to_o the_o great_a god_n of_o justice_n and_o mercy_n will_v be_v of_o general_a relief_n to_o the_o oppress_a a_o monument_n of_o honour_n to_o the_o kingdom_n noble_a patriot_n and_o of_o general_a advantage_n to_o trade_n and_o trader_n license_v may_v 14_o 1689._o finis_fw-la