Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	justice_n	king_n	lord_n	2,858	5	3.8642	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61441	Relief of apprentices wronged by their masters how by our law it may effectually be given and obtain'd, without any special new act of Parliament for that purpose.	Stephens, Edward, d. 1706.	1687 (1687)	Wing S5438; ESTC R15750	10,519	17

relief_n of_o apprentice_n wrong_v by_o their_o master_n how_o by_o our_o law_n it_o may_v effectual_o be_v give_v and_o obtain_v without_o any_o special_a new_a act_n of_o parliament_n for_o that_o purpose_n with_o allowance_n london_n print_v by_o h._n clark_n near_o st._n paulswharf_n in_o thames-street_n 1687._o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a george_n lord_n jeffries_n baron_n of_o wem_n lord_n high_a chancellor_n of_o england_n and_o one_o of_o his_o majesty_n most_o honourable_a privy_a council_n sir_n robert_n wright_n lord_n chief_a justice_n of_o the_o king_n bench_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o honourable_a judge_n may_v it_o please_v your_o lordship_n the_o enclose_a paper_n be_v design_v to_o detect_v the_o true_a but_o latent_fw-la cause_n and_o occasion_n of_o a_o great_a abuse_n very_o common_a and_o notorious_a in_o this_o city_n of_o london_n and_o of_o very_o pernicious_a consequence_n throughout_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n to_o show_v the_o iniquity_n and_o vnreasonableness_n of_o certain_a false_a principle_n and_o opinion_n which_o support_v it_o and_o for_o a_o check_n to_o the_o abuse_n and_o encouragement_n to_o such_o as_o need_v relief_n to_o show_v how_o by_o our_o law_n effectual_a remedy_n may_v be_v give_v without_o any_o special_a new_a act_n of_o parliament_n for_o the_o abuse_n be_v such_o and_o so_o common_a and_o notorious_a that_o divers_a parliament-man_n have_v think_v it_o worthy_a of_o a_o special_a act_n of_o parliament_n to_o restrain_v it_o but_o if_o effectual_a remedy_n may_v be_v have_v without_o it_o it_o be_v presume_v that_o that_o will_v be_v more_o honourable_a for_o our_o law_n and_o therefore_o that_o the_o tender_a of_o it_o to_o the_o consideration_n of_o your_o lordship_n will_v be_v no_o ungrateful_a service_n it_o be_v also_o hope_v that_o the_o approbation_n of_o it_o by_o your_o lordship_n authority_n will_v not_o only_o give_v life_n to_o the_o remedy_n herein_o mention_v but_o even_o of_o 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many_o man_n note_v to_o have_v have_v many_o apprentice_n but_o never_o any_o that_o come_v to_o any_o thing_n in_o their_o trade_n and_o be_v reasonable_o enough_o suspect_v to_o make_v a_o kind_n of_o trade_n of_o it_o to_o take_v great_a sum_n of_o money_n with_o apprentice_n and_o in_o a_o year_n or_o two_o or_o some_o short_a time_n upon_o some_o pretence_n or_o other_o to_o turn_v they_o off_o with_o little_a and_o take_v other_o again_o with_o great_a sum_n in_o their_o place_n and_o that_o divers_a ill_a art_n and_o practice_n have_v be_v observe_v to_o have_v be_v use_v by_o such_o person_n to_o bring_v their_o design_n about_o and_o worse_a to_o put_v some_o colour_n upon_o their_o deal_n when_o they_o have_v be_v question_v for_o the_o same_o for_o credit_n and_o reputation_n be_v of_o so_o great_a importance_n to_o a_o trader_n that_o he_o who_o make_v light_n of_o the_o ruin_n of_o a_o man_n be_v not_o likely_a to_o make_v scruple_n of_o the_o use_n of_o any_o mean_n 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and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o great_a need_n to_o increase_v the_o bulk_n of_o our_o statue_n which_o be_v grow_v very_o large_a already_o by_o a_o new_a law_n for_o this_o purpose_n for_o i_o take_v it_o that_o our_o court_n of_o justice_n have_v power_n and_o authority_n already_o sufficient_a and_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o suspect_v they_o to_o be_v unwilling_a to_o use_v it_o upon_o so_o just_a and_o necessary_a occasion_n to_o give_v remedy_n in_o this_o case_n if_o the_o occasion_n and_o encouragement_n to_o such_o abuse_n be_v well_o consider_v and_o the_o principal_a encouragement_n i_o take_v to_o be_v from_o the_o great_a discouragement_n man_n common_o meet_v with_o in_o seek_v relief_n and_o these_o again_o if_o we_o trace_v they_o to_o their_o seat_n will_v be_v find_v to_o proceed_v partly_o from_o certain_a false_a and_o mistake_v principle_n or_o opinion_n which_o like_o many_o custom_n have_v insensible_o creep_v in_o and_o be_v general_o receive_v among_o the_o 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