Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	good_a	great_a	time_n	5,928	5	3.4202	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02975	Anno 43. Elizabethæ Reginæ. Chap XII. Commissions awarded to hear and determine policies of assurances made among merchants, and the commissioners authority	England and Wales. Parliament.	1680 (1680)	Wing E1283A; ESTC R175074	4,909	5

anno_fw-la 43._o elizabethae_fw-la reginae_fw-la chap._n xii_o commission_n award_v to_o hear_v and_o determine_v policy_n of_o assurance_n make_v among_o merchant_n and_o the_o commissioner_n authority_n whereas_o it_o ever_o have_v be_v the_o policy_n of_o this_o realm_n by_o all_o good_a mean_n to_o comfort_n and_o encourage_v the_o merchant_n thereby_o to_o advance_v and_o increase_v the_o general_a wealth_n of_o the_o realm_n her_o majesty_n custom_n and_o the_o strength_n of_o ship_n which_o consideration_n be_v now_o the_o more_o requisite_a because_o trade_n and_o traffic_n be_v not_o at_o this_o present_a so_o open_a as_o at_o other_o time_n it_o have_v be_v and_o whereas_o it_o have_v be_v time_n out_o of_o mind_n a_o usage_n among_o merchant_n both_o of_o this_o realm_n and_o of_o foreign_a nation_n when_o they_o make_v any_o great_a adventure_n especial_o into_o remote_a part_n to_o give_v some_o consideration_n of_o money_n to_o other_o person_n which_o common_o be_v in_o no_o small_a number_n to_o have_v from_o they_o assurance_n make_v of_o their_o good_n merchandise_n ship_n and_o thing_n adventure_v or_o some_o part_n thereof_o at_o such_o rate_n and_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o the_o party_n assurer_n and_o the_o party_n assure_v can_v agree_v which_o course_n of_o deal_n be_v common_o term_v a_o policy_n of_o assurance_n by_o mean_n of_o which_o policy_n of_o assurance_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v upon_o the_o loss_n or_o perish_v of_o any_o ship_n there_o follow_v not_o the_o undo_n of_o any_o man_n but_o the_o loss_n light_v rather_o easy_o upon_o many_o than_o heavy_o upon_o few_o and_o rather_o upon_o they_o that_o adventure_v not_o than_o those_o that_o do_v adventure_n whereby_o all_o merchant_n especial_o of_o the_o young_a sort_n be_v allure_v to_o venture_v more_o willing_o and_o more_o free_o and_o whereas_o heretofore_o such_o assure_v have_v use_v to_o stand_v so_o just_o and_o precise_o upon_o their_o credit_n as_o few_o or_o no_o 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under_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n one_o general_a or_o stand_a commission_n to_o be_v renew_v yearly_o at_o the_o least_o and_o otherwise_o so_o oft_o as_o unto_o the_o say_a lord_n chancellor_n or_o lord_n keeper_n shall_v seem_v good_a for_o the_o hear_n and_o determine_v of_o cause_n arise_v and_o policy_n of_o assurance_n such_o as_o now_o be_v or_o hereafter_o shall_v be_v enter_v within_o the_o office_n of_o assurance_n within_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o whereof_o no_o suit_n shall_v be_v depend_v the_o last_o day_n of_o this_o session_n of_o parliament_n in_o any_o of_o her_o majesty_n court_n which_o commission_n shall_v be_v direct_v to_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o admiralty_n for_o the_o time_n be_v the_o recorder_n of_o london_n for_o the_o time_n be_v two_o doctor_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n and_o two_o common_a lawyer_n and_o eight_o grave_n and_o discreet_a merchant_n or_o to_o any_o five_o of_o they_o which_o commissioner_n or_o the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o which_o shall_v sit_v and_o meet_v shall_v have_v by_o virtue_n of_o this_o present_a act_n full_a power_n and_o authority_n to_o hear_v examine_v order_n and_o decree_n all_o and_o every_o such_o cause_n and_o cause_n concern_v polices_fw-la of_o assurance_n in_o a_o brief_a and_o summary_n course_n as_o to_o their_o discretion_n shall_v seem_v meet_a without_o formality_n of_o plead_n or_o proceed_n and_o be_v it_o further_o enact_v by_o the_o authority_n aforesaid_a that_o it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a for_o the_o say_a commissioner_n as_o well_o to_o warn_v any_o of_o the_o party_n to_o come_v before_o they_o as_o also_o to_o examine_v upon_o oath_n any_o witness_n that_o shall_v be_v produce_v and_o to_o commit_v to_o prison_n without_o bail_n or_o mainprize_n any_o person_n that_o shall_v wilful_o contemn_v or_o disobey_v their_o final_a order_n or_o decree_n and_o that_o the_o say_v commissioner_n shall_v once_o every_o week_n at_o the_o least_o meet_a and_o sit_v upon_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o say_a commission_n in_o the_o office_n of_o the_o assurance_n or_o in_o some_o other_o convenient_a public_a place_n by_o they_o to_o be_v assign_v and_o that_o no_o person_n by_o virtue_n of_o this_o act_n may_v claim_v or_o exact_v any_o fee_n for_o any_o matter_n or_o cause_n concern_v the_o execution_n of_o the_o say_a commission_n and_o be_v it_o further_o enact_v by_o the_o authority_n aforesaid_a that_o if_o any_o person_n shall_v be_v grieve_v by_o sentence_n or_o decree_n of_o the_o say_a commissioner_n that_o such_o person_n so_o grieve_v may_v at_o any_o time_n within_o two_o month_n of_o the_o say_a decree_n so_o make_v exhibit_v his_o bill_n into_o the_o high_a court_n of_o chancery_n for_o the_o re-examination_n of_o such_o decree_n so_o as_o every_o person_n complainant_n before_o he_o shall_v exhibit_v any_o such_o bill_n do_v either_o execute_v and_o satisfy_v the_o say_a sentence_n so_o award_v or_o at_o least_o lay_v down_o in_o deposito_fw-la with_o the_o say_a commissioner_n such_o sum_n of_o money_n as_o he_o shall_v be_v award_v to_o pay_v and_o that_o upon_o so_o do_v the_o say_a complainant_n shall_v be_v enlarge_v of_o his_o imprisonment_n and_o that_o the_o lord_n chancellor_n or_o lord_n keeper_n for_o the_o time_n be_v shall_v have_v full_a power_n and_o authority_n by_o virtue_n of_o this_o act_n upon_o every_o complaint_n make_v in_o order_n as_o aforesaid_a to_o reverse_v or_o affirm_v every_o such_o sentence_n or_o decree_n according_a to_o equity_n and_o conscience_n and_o that_o the_o say_a lord_n chancellor_n or_o lord_n keeper_n in_o every_o suit_n bring_v before_o he_o as_o aforesaid_a by_o such_o assurer_n and_o decree_v against_o the_o say_a assurer_n shall_v award_v double_a cost_n to_o the_o party_n assure_v provide_v nevertheless_o that_o no_o commissioner_n shall_v intermeddle_v in_o the_o execution_n of_o any_o such_o commission_n in_o any_o cause_n or_o matter_n of_o assurance_n 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the_o obligor_fw-la as_o full_o and_o ample_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v make_v in_o the_o first_o intend_v place_n on_o the_o say_v royal_a exchange_n