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	matter_n	see_v	3,060	5	3.1155	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69998	Certaine observations concerning the office of the Lord Chancellor composed by the Right Honorable and most learned Thomas, Lord Ellesmere, late Lord Chancellor of England ; whereunto is annexed a perfect table and a methodicall analysis of the whole treatise.	Egerton, Thomas, Sir, 1540?-1617.	1651 (1651)	Wing E359; ESTC R4472	72,038	136

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only_o give_v notice_n to_o the_o other_o two_o feoffee_n of_o the_o feoffer_n will_v and_o do_v not_o tell_v they_o that_o the_o feoffer_n have_v command_v they_o to_o infeoff_v commandment_n i._n s._n and_o without_o commandment_n they_o be_v not_o compellable_a to_o make_v the_o feoffment_n therefore_o the_o two_o feoffee_n which_o so_o refuse_v be_v dismiss_v per_fw-la canc_fw-la and_o omnes_fw-la iust._n 37_o h_o 6._o 35._o sub_fw-la poena_fw-la b._n consc._n 5._o 6._o 10._o if_o the_o feoffer_n do_v send_v his_o servant_n to_o his_o feoffee_n command_v they_o to_o make_v estate_n according_a to_o his_o will_n the_o feoffee_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o make_v a_o feoffment_n without_o specialty_n prove_v his_o will_n per_fw-la plur._n instic_fw-la 37_o h._n 6_o 35_o take_v sub_fw-la poena_fw-la 1_o b._n consc._n 5._o 11._o one_o will_v that_o his_o feoffee_n shall_v make_v a_o estate_n for_o life_n to_o i._n s._n the_o remainder_n to_o i._n d._n in_o fee_n i_o s._n refuse_v to_o 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force_n of_o the_o testament_n 37_o h._n 6._o 36._o sub_fw-la poena_fw-la 6._o consc._n 5._o 13_o if_o any_o feoffee_n in_o trust_n be_v diss●iz●d_fw-mi i_o assize_n may_v have_v sub_fw-la poena_fw-la to_o compel_v he_o 〈◊〉_d bring_v assize_n against_o the_o diss●●sor_n per_fw-la m●●le_n and_o danvers_n justice_n in_o communibance_n 2_o e._n 4._o 2._o b._n consc._n 5._o 14_o if_o if_o i_o be_v bind_v by_o obligation_n to_o i._n s._n take_v to_o the_o use_n of_o i_o d._n that_o i_o shall_v infec●s_n i._n d._n for_o certain_a land_n if_o i_o do_v offer_v a_o feofnient_a unto_o i._n d._n and_o do_v refuse_v ●o_z receive_v the_o obligation_n be_v thereby_o discharge_v but_o i._n d._n may_v ●ave_v a_o sub_fw-la poena_fw-la to_o compel_v i_o to_o infeoff_v he_o notwithstanding_o per_fw-la danby_n capit._n iu_n stice_n de_fw-fr communi_fw-la banco_fw-la 2_o e._n 4._o 3._o 15_o