Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	father_n	holy_a	son_n	6,458	5	6.0598	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37405	A Declaration sent to the King of France and Spayne from the Catholiques or rebells in Ireland vvith a manifesto of the covenant or oath they have made and taken for the defence of the Catholique league against the Protestants in that kingdome : vvherein is discovered their treacherous practizes under the pretence of religion and their bloody actions full of cruelty and barbarisme / ...translated out of French by R. C. Gent.	Codrington, Robert, 1601-1665.	1642 (1642)	Wing D791; ESTC R18658	4,608	8

or under any other pretence to invade any house whatsoever it bee no not of those who make open profession of the protestant religion or are not yet declared open enemies to the cause if they have not a sp●ciall warrant from the Directors and for the time past if any one hath so offended hee shall bee bound on the first demand to restore the goods of him or them from whom he hath usupt them 9. All indifferently and of whatsoever condition they are shall proportionably contribute of the goods which they poss●sse within every County to the necessities of the affaires of the said Counties those summes which the Directors or the greatest part of them shall appoint under the penalty of paying amends by them the said Directors so appointed 10. None onthe paine of Death sh●ll ravish or offer violence to any married woman widdow or Catholicke maide or Protestant or shall goe about to take away any habit from the body of any man maide or woman of whatsoever Religion they are 11. As often as any Castle or strong place shall be taken by composition it shall bee a capitall crime to breake the Articles and condition of the Treaty or to enter into it with a greater number then was accorded too to hide or take away any of their goods and to imploy them to his particular use but all shall be left to the free disposition of the Directors to bee imployed for the subsistance of the Souldiers and that with as much Iustice as possible can be 12. No Souldier or any other shall be so bold as to steale pillage burne the fruits or the houses of the Enemies themselves or to commit any preiudicialle offence without the expresse commandment of the Directors 13. But above al things it is forbidden under the same penalty es to steale from or make any trespasse on the bodies or goods of Tradesmen or Marchants in this Country exercizing their Art and commerce and the directors doe take them into their protecton and speciall safeguard so long as they shall not bee found guilty of any treason against the common cause but shall follow their honest exercise 14. It is forbidden on the same penaltie to all labourers Sheepheards or other persons not intolled and being not under the charge of any and who are no members of any of the catholicks armies to renounce their condition to cary Armes but they shall be inioyned to stay at home to continue the exercise of their arts and manufactures if they beare not with them a certificate from some person of quality containing the place from whence they came whether they would goe 15. They shall proceede against the Catholicks refusing to assist the common cause as if they were but Protestants which neverthelesse shall not bee done but by the order from the Directors 16. All the tenants of the Catholicks of whatsoever Religion they are shall be grievously chastized according to the arbitration of the said Directors in case they shall deferre or refuse to pay their rents and anuall duties 17. Every twelfth day provided it falles not upon a Sunday or upon a Festivall day which if it doth the assignation shall be then remitted to the day following the Directors shall bee bound to assemble themselves in a conv●nient place chosen by them to determine all differences to appease all commotions and to avoid all confusions which are too ordinary in all new designes 18. Lastly it is fo●bidden under paine of death to carry or cause to bee carried any provision or ammunition into places where the enemy doth quarter or to have any intelligence or commerce either by word or pen with any Captaine or Souldiers of theirs to the preiudice of the cause The forme of the Oath of the Irish Catholicks now in Armes IN the name of the Father and of the Sonne and of the Holy Ghost I promise vow sweare to advance and defend with all my power the holy Catholick Rom●n Faith never under hope of recompence or for re●enge to carry or wilfully suffer to bee carried any thing that may prejudice a Roman Catholick an Irish or Scottish Catholick or of any Nation whatsoever who freely hath exposed his goods his liberty and life to preserve that union And withall I shal repute all wrongs done to any whatsoever who shall oblige himselfe by this present Oath as done unto my selfe and I will procure with all my power that satisfaction shall be given which shall bee due to a person so offended I acknowledge also and with my conscience I doe attest that Charles our most Excellent King and Master is the lawfull and Soveraigne Lord of this Realme and that I will maintaine him his lawf●ll heires and successors the true faith subjection and obedience that I will defend and conserve him with all my force as likewise his lawfull successors within the due prerogatives and right of the Crowne against all forces Princes and forraigne States as also against all treachero●s sacralegious and domestick plots I promise also to observe all the Lawes and Statutes made for the good of this Kingdome and for the liberty of the Subjects intimating withall that they shall not be contrary to the Catholike Roman Religion and I will give no occasion as much as in me lies to change any thing without the authority of our Parliament As also to imploy my selfe withall my indeavors to deliver my Cuntrie from the oppression of evill governours and to make no distinction betwixt the ancient English and the true I rish or whatsoever nation that shall be comprised with in this union in which maugre the Devill all the gates of hell I will stand unshaken till the last drop of my blood I promise also to bring no dammage to the said Catholicks neyther to attache or impaire their patrimonie nor to make any extent upon their lands during he time that the Warres shall last and in case I had a processe against them to prorogue and voide the same untill those troubles be past over I promise in the end the better to imbrace the common cause to acquite during the said troubles all particular quarrells jealousies and other differences which already are or shall arise So God shall helpe me and the holy Evangelists on whom I willingly doe take this Oath FINIS