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	year_n	3,635	5	4.7641	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37240	The question concerning impositions, tonnage, poundage, prizage, customs, &c. fully stated and argued, from reason, law, and policy dedicated to King James in the latter end of his reign / by Sir John Davies ...	Davies, John, Sir, 1569-1626.	1656 (1656)	Wing D407; ESTC R1608	63,423	186

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their_o freedom_n from_o imposition_n at_o so_o high_a a_o rate_n or_o price_n the_o like_a conditional_a agreement_n between_o the_o king_n and_o the_o people_n we_o find_v in_o 6_o edw._n 3._o 3._o rot._n parliament_n numb._n 4._o 13_o 13_o ed._n 3._o 3._o rot._n parliament_n numb._n 5._o 18_o 18_o edw._n 3._o 3._o rot._n parliament_n numb._n 10._o 26._o in_o arch._n turris_n turris_n in_o 28_o edw._n 3._o 3._o rot._n parliament_n numb._n 26._o 27._o the_o commons_o complain_v of_o a_o excessive_a imposition_n upon_o wool-fell_n and_o desire_v that_o the_o old_a custom_n may_v he_o pay_v the_o king_n answer_n be_v the_o old_a custom_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v withdraw_v in_o 38_o edw._n 3._o 3._o rot._n parliament_n numb._n 26._o 26._o the_o commons_o desire_v that_o a_o imposition_n of_o three_o shilling_n and_o four_o penny_n upon_o every_o sack_n of_o wool_n at_o calais_n and_o all_o unreasonable_a imposition_n be_v repeal_v the_o king_n answer_n unto_o this_o be_v it_o please_v 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the_o black_a prince_n and_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v ill-governed_a by_o a_o woman_n call_v alice_n perrey_n and_o her_o favourite_n the_o lord_n latimer_n upon_o which_o occasion_n and_o advantage_n the_o commons_o grow_v more_o bold_a than_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v in_o former_a parliament_n and_o therefore_o if_o aught_o have_v be_v do_v in_o that_o parliament_n which_o may_v prejudice_v the_o king_n prerogative_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v urge_v as_o a_o example_n or_o precedent_n in_o these_o time_n but_o in_o truth_n the_o cause_n for_o which_o these_o person_n be_v censure_v do_v rather_o approve_v the_o right_n of_o the_o crown_n in_o lay_v imposition_n than_o any_o way_n disaffirm_v the_o same_o 18._o first_o richard_n lion_n a_o farmer_n of_o the_o custom_n be_v accuse_v in_o this_o parliament_n by_o the_o commons_o that_o he_o have_v set_v and_o procure_v to_o be_v set_v upon_o wool_n and_o other_o merchandize_n certain_a new_a imposition_n without_o assent_n of_o 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vineyard_n neither_o do_v he_o enter_v into_o it_o until_o naboth_n by_o false_a witness_n be_v condemn_v

a_o 150._o year_n after_o that_o no_o imposition_n be_v lay_v upon_o merchandize_n by_o prerogative_n but_o the_o prince_n who_o succeed_v edw._n 3._o until_o queen_n mary_n do_v forbear_v to_o use_v their_o prerogative_n in_o that_o kind_n for_o those_o other_o notable_a and_o true_a cause_n which_o be_v before_o at_o large_a express_v in_o the_o seventeen_o chapter_n last_o touch_v the_o imposition_n of_o six_o shilling_n and_o eight_o penny_n upon_o every_o cloth_n lay_v by_o queen_n mary_n after_o the_o loss_n of_o calais_n she_o hold_v the_o same_o with_o a_o new_a imposition_n upon_o french_a wine_n without_o any_o question_n during_o her_o life_n and_o albeit_o complaint_n be_v make_v against_o the_o imposition_n set_v upon_o clothes_n unto_o queen_n elizabeth_n upon_o her_o first_o entry_n as_o it_o be_v usual_a for_o the_o people_n to_o complain_v of_o burden_n and_o charge_n upon_o every_o change_n of_o government_n yet_o we_o find_v that_o after_o the_o conference_n of_o the_o judge_n speak_v of_o by_o my_o lord_n dyer_n 1_o eliz._n f._n 165._o dyer_n 165._o though_o their_o resolution_n be_v not_o their_o report_a queen_n elizabeth_n do_v continue_v that_o imposition_n and_o also_o the_o impost_n upon_o french_a wine_n as_o be_v lawful_a set_v for_o the_o space_n of_o forty_o four_o year_n without_o any_o further_a contradiction_n beside_o queen_n elizabeth_n do_v raise_v divers_a other_o new_a imposition_n as_o be_v before_o declare_v whereunto_o there_o be_v never_o make_v any_o opposition_n during_o her_o reign_n and_o which_o his_o majesty_n that_o now_o be_v have_v receive_v without_o any_o question_n for_o the_o space_n of_o fifteen_o year_n and_o thus_o much_o may_v suffice_v for_o answer_v to_o the_o several_a point_n in_o the_o three_o objection_n chap._n xxviii_o the_o four_o objection_n that_o the_o prerogative_n be_v bind_v or_o take_v away_o by_o divers_a act_n of_o parliament_n fourthly_a it_o be_v object_v 4._o that_o though_o it_o be_v grant_v and_o admit_v that_o the_o king_n de_fw-la jure_fw-la communi_fw-la have_v a_o rightful_a prerogative_n to_o lay_v imposition_n upon_o merchandize_n yet_o that_o power_n say_v they_o be_v restrain_v and_o take_v away_o by_o sundry_a act_n of_o parliament_n first_o the_o statute_n of_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la cap._n 30._o do_v give_v safe_a conduct_n and_o free_a passage_n to_o all_o merchant_n to_o buy_v and_o sell_v absque_fw-la aliquibus_fw-la malis_fw-la tolnetis_fw-la per_fw-la antiquas_fw-la et_fw-la rectas_fw-la consuetudines_fw-la second_o by_o the_o act_n or_o charrer_n of_o confirmation_n in_o 25_o edw._n 3._o the_o king_n do_v release_v a_o maletolt_n of_o forty_o shilling_n upon_o a_o sack_n of_o wool_n and_o do_v grant_v for_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n unto_o the_o commons_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o take_v such_o thing_n without_o the_o commons_o consent_n or_o good_a will_n and_o in_o the_o same_o act_n or_o charter_n recite_v that_o whereas_o divers_a people_n 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return_v pay_v their_o custom_n subsidy_n and_o profit_n thereof_o reasonable_o due_a four_o by_o the_o statute_n 11_o rich._n 2._o cap._n 9_o it_o be_v enact_v that_o no_o imposition_n or_o charge_n be_v put_v upon_o wool_n wool-fell_n or_o leather_n other_o than_o the_o custom_n or_o subsidy_n grant_v to_o the_o king_n in_o that_o parliament_n if_o any_o be_v the_o same_o to_o be_v annul_v and_o repeal_v save_v to_o the_o king_n his_o ancient_a right_n there_o be_v other_o act_n of_o parliament_n contain_v the_o same_o sense_n and_o substance_n but_o these_o principal_o have_v be_v single_v out_o and_o cite_v as_o special_o statute_n restrain_v and_o take_v away_o the_o king_n prerogative_n in_o lay_v imposition_n upon_o merchandize_n chap._n xxix_o the_o answer_n to_o the_o four_o objection_n to_o this_o objection_n first_o i_o answer_v object_n that_o this_o be_v a_o prerogative_n in_o point_n of_o government_n as_o well_o as_o in_o point_n of_o profit_n it_o can_v be_v restrain_v 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