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	parliament_n	2,759	5	6.7580	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65663	England's calamities discover'd with the proper remedy to restore her ancient grandeur and policy / humbly presented by James Whiston.	Whiston, James, 1637?-1707.	1696 (1696)	Wing W1686; ESTC R15115	21,142	42

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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 etc._n etc._n as_o 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 cap._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 &_o felon_n be_v exempt_a from_o payment_n of_o fe_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 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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 duress_n 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 10._o stat._n 23._o h._n 6._o chap._n 10._o the_o king_n consider_v the_o great_a perjury_n extortion_n 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 clerk_n 4.5_o stat._n 4._o 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