Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	great_a	king_n	law_n	4,029	5	4.5431	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70139	The great charter of the forest, declaring the liberties of it made at Wesminster, the tenth of February in the ninth year of Henry the Third, anno Dom. 1224, and confirmed in the eight and twentieth of Edward the First, anno Dom. 1299 : with some short observations taken out of the Lord Chief Justice Coke's fourth Institutes of the courts of the forests / written for the benefit of the publick.; Charta de foresta	England and Wales.; Coke, Edward, Sir, 1552-1634. Institutes of the laws of England. Part 4. Selections.	1680 (1680)	Wing G1677; ESTC R1823	19,215	42

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this_o statute_n reach_v not_o to_o that_o of_o de_fw-fr homine_fw-la replegiando_fw-la direct_v custodi_fw-la forestae_fw-la 4._o four_o that_o the_o offender_n may_v be_v retain_v by_o he_o until_o he_o have_v find_v pledge_n to_o appear_v before_o the_o justice_n in_o eire_n because_o as_o have_v be_v say_v the_o swanimote-court_n have_v no_o power_n of_o judicature_n but_o if_o sufficient_a surety_n be_v offer_v he_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v imprison_v 5._o five_o the_o justice_n in_o eire_n at_o his_o session_n may_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o forest_n proceed_v upon_o the_o presentment_n or_o verdict_n in_o the_o swanimote-court_n though_o they_o be_v take_v in_o another_o court_n and_o 6._o last_o note_v the_o issue_n join_v upon_o the_o plea_n of_o the_o forester_n viz._n de_fw-fr injuria_fw-la sva_fw-la propria_fw-la absque_fw-la tali_fw-la causa_fw-la and_o allow_v by_o the_o court_n and_o the_o consequent_a thereupon_o note_v also_o that_o if_o at_o the_o swanimote_a the_o presentment_n of_o the_o forester_n be_v find_v true_a by_o the_o jury_n concern_v vert_fw-fr or_o venison_n the_o offender_n stand_v thereof_o convict_v in_o law_n and_o can_v traverse_v the_o same_o but_o a_o indictment_n or_o presentment_n before_o the_o chief-justice_n of_o the_o forest_n at_o a_o court_n of_o 48._o 21_o e._n 3._o 48._o the_o justice-seat_n by_o a_o jury_n and_o not_o find_v in_o the_o swanimote_a may_v be_v traverse_v 8_o e._n 3._o itinere_fw-la pickering_n 147._o a._n because_o it_o be_v not_o present_v but_o by_o one_o jury_n co._n instit_fw-la 4_o par_fw-fr 290_o 291._o 4_o c._n there_o be_v also_o the_o court_n of_o the_o justice-seat_n hold_v before_o the_o chief_a justice_n of_o the_o forest_n apt_o call_v justice_n in_o eire_n for_o so_o he_o be_v and_o have_v authority_n and_o jurisdiction_n to_o hear_v and_o determine_v concern_v vert_fw-fr and_o venison_n etc._n etc._n by_o force_n of_o letter_n patent_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n whereof_o there_o be_v two_o one_o for_o the_o forest_n on_o this_o side_n of_o trent_n the_o other_o beyond_o id._n 291._o the_o court_n of_o the_o justice-seat_n can_v be_v keep_v but_o every_o three_o year_n and_o other_o justice_n in_o eire_n keep_v their_o court_n every_o seven_o year_n and_o it_o must_v be_v summon_v forty_o day_n at_o least_o before_o the_o sit_v thereof_o and_o one_o write_v of_o summons_n be_v to_o be_v direct_v to_o the_o sheriff_n of_o the_o county_n id._n ibid._n there_o be_v another_o writ_n of_o summons_n direct_v custodi_fw-la forestae_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o this_o consist_v of_o two_o part_n 1._o to_o summon_v all_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o forest_n to_o bring_v with_o they_o all_o record_n etc._n etc._n 2._o all_o person_n who_o claim_v any_o liberty_n or_o franchise_n within_o the_o forest_n etc._n etc._n to_o show_v how_o they_o claim_v the_o same_o id._n ibid._n more_o of_o this_o shall_v be_v say_v in_o the_o sixteenth_o chapter_n ▵_o greenhue_n