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
A68826	A treatise co[n]cernynge diuers of the constitucyons prouynciall and legantines	Saint German, Christopher, 1460?-1540, attributed name.	1535 (1535)	STC 24236; ESTC S118513	34,179	112

five_o beke_v /_o &_o in_o the_o title_n of_o canonycall_a purgatyon_n /_o that_o begin_v statuimus_fw-la et_fw-la infra_fw-la whereby_o it_o be_v decree_v that_o if_o clerkꝭ_n have_v make_v their_o canonycall_a purgation_n upon_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v lay_v &_o obiecred_a against_o they_o /_o &_o that_o yet_o nevertheless_o the_o lie_v power_n take_v their_o goodꝭ_n or_o with_o hold_v they_o /_o that_z such_o taker_n &_o witholder_n shall_v be_v compel_v unto_o restitucyon_n of_o the_o seid_v good_n by_o censure_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o canonycall_a purgation_n that_o be_v speak_v of_o in_o the_o seyd_a constitucyon_n /_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o purgation_n of_o clerk_n convycte_v /_o that_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o bishop_n prison_n and_o there_o make_v their_o purgation_n /_o and_o that_o the_o prelate_n mean_v at_o the_o makige_n of_o the_o seyd_a constitucyon_n /_o that_o if_o they_o do_v so_o /_o that_z they_o shall_v have_v their_o good_n that_o they_o have_v when_o they_o be_v convycie_a but_o i_o take_v the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n to_o be_v /_o that_z clerk_n convycte_v shall_v forfayte_v his_o good_n and_o if_o it_o be_v so_o /_o that_z constitucyon_n can_v not_o help_v it_o by_o no_o manner_n of_o purgatyon_n that_o can_v be_v make_v by_o the_o clergye_n ¶_o the_o xxvi_o chapter_n prelate_n have_v do_v very_o much_o in_o time_n pass_v to_o brige_n it_o about_o that_o clerkꝭ_n shall_v not_o be_v put_v to_o answer_v before_o lay_v man_n and_o because_o clerk_n sometime_o offend_v in_o hunt_v in_o forest_n &_o park_n /_o whereof_o many_o time_n such_o great_a dyspleasure_n be_v take_v /_o that_o amends_n must_v needs_o be_v make_v the_o prelate_n make_v a_o law_n to_o appoint_v how_o the_o amends_n shall_v be_v make_v in_o such_o case_n by_o their_o own_o authority_n /_o so_o that_o there_o shall_v need_v no_o suit_n be_v take_v in_o the_o behalf_n at_o the_o kingꝭ_n law_n /_o &_o the_o remedy_n be_v this_o as_o it_o appear_v in_o the_o five_o book_n /_o in_o the_o title_n of_o a_o clerk_n that_o be_v a_o hunter_n in_o a_o constitucyon_n /_o which_o begyn_v we_o ordain_v that_o if_o any_o clerk_n etc._n etc._n that_o if_o the_o clerk_n be_v convyct_v thereof_o before_o the_o ordinary_a or_o confess_v it_o /_o that_z than_o the_o ordinary_n shall_v make_v redemptyon_n thereof_o in_o his_o good_n /_o and_o satisfy_v the_o party_n greve_v and_o if_o he_o have_v no_o good_n /_o that_o than_o his_o bishop_n shall_v grevous_o punissh_v he_o and_o sure_o if_o any_o ordinary_a do_v execute_v the_o said_a constitucyon_n /_o and_o put_v the_o clerk_n to_o answer_v of_o the_o offence_n afore_o he_o /_o and_z after_o make_v redemptyon_n of_o his_o good_n accord_v to_o the_o constitucyon_n /_o he_o shall_v run_v clere_o in_o to_o the_o praemunire_n and_o furthermore_o in_o case_n that_o the_o clerk_n have_v no_o good_n /_o ne_o can_v not_o be_v find_v /_o he_o shall_v be_v outlaw_v at_o the_o commone_v law_n /_o not_o withstand_v any_o punisshment_n that_o the_o ordynary_n can_v make_v upon_o he_o and_o yet_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o maker_n of_o the_o seyd_a constitucyon_n will_v have_v prevent_v that_o outlagarie_n if_o they_o can_v and_o now_o let_v every_o man_n iuge_a what_o goodness_n can_v come_v by_o the_o seid_v constytucyon_n /_o or_o why_o it_o shall_v be_v suffer_v to_o continue_v any_o long_o /_o since_o it_o can_v do_v no_o good_a to_o prelate_n or_a clerk_n /_o ne_z to_o none_o other_o ¶_o the_o xxvii_o chapter_n there_o be_v a_o constitucyon_n in_o the_o fyfthe_a book_n /_o and_z in_o the_o title_n of_o pain_n /_o that_o begyn_v eterne_a sanctio_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la et_fw-la infra_fw-la wherein_o it_o be_v recite_v a_o among_o other_o thing_n /_o that_o it_o oftetymes_o happen_v archebisshops_n /_o bysshops_n /_o and_o other_o inferior_a prelate_n to_o be_v call_v to_o secular_a iugement_n /_o for_o such_o thige_n as_o be_v know_v mere_o to_o apperteyne_a to_o their_o offyce_v /_o and_z to_o the_o spirytuall_a court_n whereof_o i_o shall_v recyte_v part_n /_o and_o part_n i_o shall_v omytte_a to_o eschew_v tedyousnesse_n first_o it_o be_v recite_v /_o that_o if_o prelate_n parchaunce_o have_v amit_v or_o not_o amyt_v clerk_n to_o church_n vacant_a or_o not_o vacant_a or_o have_v excommunicate_v their_o subject_n /_o have_v enterdit_v /_o have_v have_v cognition_fw-la of_o cause_n spiritual_a /_o as_z of_o bound_n of_o parissh_n /_o which_o as_o it_o be_v say_v there_o may_v in_o no_o wise_n pertain_v to_o the_o secular_a court_n /_o or_o if_o they_o have_v take_v examination_n of_o the_o defaulte_n of_o their_o subject_n as_o of_o partury_n /_o promise_v break_n /_o trouble_a of_o the_o church_n liberty_n /_o sing_v that_o the_o violatour_n thereof_o be_v by_o the_o sentence_n make_v upon_o the_o king_n charter_n excomunicate_v in_o the_o deed_n do_v or_o if_o they_o hold_v plea_n bytwyxt_v the_o lay_n complain_v and_o clerk_n defend_n in_o personal_a accyon_n upon_o contract_n or_o as_o contract_n /_o upon_o trespass_n or_o as_o trespass_n all_o which_o matter_n with_o diverse_a other_o here_o omit_v be_v pretend_v there_o in_o the_o say_a constitution_n to_o be_v mere_a spirytuall_a /_o and_z i_o have_v here_o recite_v these_o artycle_n thereof_o /_o that_o it_o may_v the_o better_o appear_v whether_o they_o be_v mere_a spiritual_a or_o not_o /_o and_o it_o be_v evydent_a enough_o that_o dyvers_a of_o they_o be_v mere_a temporal_a and_o nevertheless_o it_o be_v ferth_o decree_v there_o that_o archebysshoppes_n /_o &_o bysshoppes_n /_o and_o other_o prelate_n shall_v not_o appear_v when_o they_o be_v call_v before_o the_o king_n or_o his_o justice_n for_o such_o cause_n for_o so_o moche_n that_o there_o be_v no_o power_n give_v to_o the_o lie_v /_o to_z iuge_a the_o lord_n anoint_a /_o but_o aught_o of_o necessyte_n to_o obey_v they_o /_o and_z than_o for_o reform_v of_o such_o thing_n /_o the_o constitution_n gyve_v straight_o process_n against_o the_o king_n baylyffe_n and_o offycer_n /_o and_z against_o the_o clerk_n that_o do_v make_v the_o writ_n of_o attachemente_n or_o distress_n with_o great_a excommunication_n and_o enterdiction_n /_o and_o final_o proceed_v so_o far_o that_o they_o set_v the_o king_n land_n in_o a_o certain_a circuit_n therein_o lymyte_v under_o interdiction_n /_o but_z he_o upon_o the_o admonicyon_n of_o the_o bysshoppe_n reform_v such_o thing_n /_o and_o it_o be_v after_o decree_v /_o that_o if_o the_o bysshoppe_n or_o ecclesyastical_a iuge_n or_o inferior_a prelate_n be_v compel_v by_o such_o distress_n to_o appear_v /_o and_o the_o act_n of_o his_o 〈◊〉_d be_v than_o require_v of_o he_o so_o that_o it_o may_v appear_v thereby_o /_o whether_o he_o have_v procee_v in_o any_o of_o the_o said_a case_n or_o like_a /_o or_o if_o oath_n /_o excusation_n /_o or_o put_v gacyon_n /_o be_v require_v therein_o /_o that_o he_o shall_v in_o nowyse_o exhibyt_fw-la his_o act_n or_o gyve_v any_o oath_n /_o for_o that_o the_o party_n may_v brige_n the_o act_n forth_o etc._n etc._n and_o why_o any_o such_o law_n shall_v be_v make_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o in_o such_o case_n show_v their_o act_n or_o process_n /_o ne_o make_v any_o oath_n before_o the_o king_n or_o his_o iustyce_n i_o can_v not_o parceyve_v the_o very_a cause_n /_o but_o that_o they_o be_v of_o lykelyhode_n very_o loath_a to_o have_v it_o examine_v what_o be_v their_o very_a jurisdiccyon_n and_o what_o nat_n thus_o have_v i_o recite_v part_n of_o the_o seyd_a constitution_n /_o and_z remytte_a the_o resydue_n to_o theym_v that_o will_v take_v the_o pain_n to_o rede_n it_o and_o sure_o they_o that_o so_o do_v /_o shall_z se_n dyvers_a hard_a and_o extreme_a clause_n &_o actycle_n in_o it_o and_o if_o they_o and_o such_o other_o like_o be_v reform_v /_o i_o thike_v it_o be_v right_o good_a and_o expedient_a /_o as_o well_o for_o the_o clergye_a as_o for_o the_o people_n the_o xxviii_o chapter_n there_o be_v a_o constitucyon_n in_o the_o u_o book_n /_o and_z in_o the_o title_n of_o pain_n /_o which_o begin_v /_o euenit_fw-la et_fw-fr infra_fw-la whereby_o it_o be_v decree_v thꝰ_n the_o lie_v shalde_v compel_v precyse_o by_o sentence_n of_o excommunication_n to_o pay_v all_o manner_n penalyty_n /_o as_o well_o corporal_a as_o pecunarye_a /_o which_o they_o be_v enjoin_v to_o by_o their_o prelaties_fw-mi /_o and_z they_o that_o will_v let_v or_o stop_v such_o penalyty_n to_o be_v pay_v /_o shalde_fw-es punisshed_a by_o sentence_n of_o interdiction_n and_o excommunication_n /_o &_o than_o if_o the_o process_n be_v make_v unto_o the_o distrayn_v of_o prelatte_n for_o that_o cause_n /_o let_v process_n be_v make_v against_o the_o distreyner_n by_o the_o penalyty_n declare_v in_o

it_o be_v recite_v /_o that_o all_o they_o be_v acurse_v that_o do_v malicious_o presume_v to_o take_v away_o fro_o chirch_v their_o right_n or_o through_o malice_n /_o or_o contrary_n to_o justice_n do_v intend_v to_o break_v or_o distourbe_v the_o lybertye_n of_o the_o same_o /_o and_z than_o there_o upon_o the_o maker_n of_o the_o say_v law_n say_v far_o thus_o /_o whereby_o say_v they_o /_o we_o perceyve_v all_o they_o to_o be_v tie_v in_o the_o danger_n and_o in_o the_o bond_n of_o excomunicacyon_n /_o that_o obtain_v letter_n fro_o any_o lie_v court_n to_o let_v or_o hynder_n the_o ꝓce_n of_o spirytuall_a iugꝭ_n in_o all_o such_o cause_n as_o hy_z the_o verdict_n of_o holy_a cannon_n be_v know_v to_o appartayne_v to_o the_o iuges_fw-la of_o the_o spiritual_a court_n /_o and_z the_o say_a letter_n be_v to_o be_v understande_v as_o it_o seem_v of_o the_o king_n prohibytion_n and_o who_o can_v have_v knowledge_n what_o parteyn_v to_o the_o spirytuall_a court_n by_o the_o canon_n /_o which_o be_v so_o many_o &_o so_o great_a in_o nombre_fw-fr that_o few_o can_v come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o they_o and_o these_o law_n be_v so_o uncertain_a that_o it_o will_v be_v hard_a for_o any_o man_n /_o to_z know_v whether_o he_o be_v in_o the_o danger_n of_o they_o or_o not_o /_o and_o where_o ignorance_n shall_v excuse_v he_o that_o be_v so_o accurse_a /_o and_o where_o nat_n it_o be_v a_o right_n great_a doute_fw-fr /_o and_o such_o thing_n as_o touch_v the_o people_n so_o nigh_o as_o such_o excomunicatyon_n do_v /_o will_v be_v bring_v as_o nigh_o as_o reason_n can_v dryve_v it_o in_o to_o a_o more_o clear_a knowledge_n /_o than_z they_o be_v yet_o as_o i_o seem_v ¶_o the_o xvi_o chapter_n it_o be_v the_o law_n of_o this_o realm_n /_o that_o if_o a_o man_n recover_v his_o presentement_n in_o a_o quare_fw-la impedit_fw-la /_o in_o the_o king_n court_n against_o a_o neither_o that_o claim_v the_o patronage_n and_o a_o against_o his_o incumbent_a /_o that_o the_o playntyffe_fw-mi shall_v have_v a_o write_v to_o the_o bishop_n to_o admytte_n his_o clerk_n /_o whether_o the_o incumbent_n of_o the_o disturbour_n be_v admyt_v before_o the_o write_v come_v or_o nat_n upon_o the_o pain_n of_o a_o quare_fw-la non_fw-la amisit_fw-la /_o and_z of_o make_v of_o a_o fine_a to_o the_o king_n and_o if_o the_o deffendaunte_n may_v have_v pledyd_v plenartye_n /_o and_o do_v not_o /_o they_o lose_v the_o advantage_n of_o it_o and_o the_o clerk_n must_v be_v remove_v and_o yet_o it_o seem_v that_o there_o be_v a_o constitucyon_n make_v to_o the_o contrary_a thereof_o in_o the_o third_o book_n /_o and_z in_o the_o title_n of_o patronage_n /_o which_o begyn_v when_o one_o optain_v in_o the_o king_n law_n etc._n etc._n for_o it_o be_v say_v there_o /_o that_z if_o such_o a_o write_v come_v to_o the_o bisshoppe_n /_o and_o the_o benifyce_n be_v not_o void_a /_o that_o the_o prelate_n for_o his_o excuse_n shall_v show_v unto_o the_o king_n or_o his_o justice_n /_o that_o by_o cause_n such_o benifyce_n be_v not_o void_a that_o he_o can_v not_o fulfil_v the_o king_n commandment_n and_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o /_o that_z be_v no_o excuse_n in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o than_o the_o say_a decree_n somewhat_o to_o save_v the_o title_n of_o the_o playntyfe_n /_o as_o it_o thynk_v /_o goth_v further_o and_o say_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a to_o the_o patron_n in_o that_o case_n to_o present_v the_o possessoure_n again_o /_o that_o by_o that_o mean_n /_o the_o title_n of_o the_o patron_n that_o have_v optayn_v /_o may_v be_v declare_v more_o plain_o after_o but_o how_o can_v the_o patron_n present_v the_o same_o possessor_n again_o /_o if_o he_o may_v not_o be_v remove_v /_o as_o the_o said_a constytucyon_n pretend_v that_o he_o may_v not_o and_o therefore_o if_o he_o shall_v present_v he_o again_o /_o it_o shall_v be_v rather_o a_o confyrmatyon_n of_o his_o first_o presentment_n /_o and_o a_o hurt_n to_o his_o own_o title_n /_o than_o any_o furtherance_n of_o it_o /_o for_z the_o possessor_n shall_v have_v the_o benifyce_n still_o by_o the_o first_o presentment_n /_o and_o not_o by_o the_o presentment_n of_o the_o patron_n /_o &_o so_o at_o the_o next_o time_n of_o avoidance_n /_o the_o same_o dysturbour_n shall_v by_o reason_n of_o that_o presentment_n present_v again_o and_o of_o that_o it_o shall_v follow_v also_o /_o that_o if_o a_o dysturboure_n can_v find_v the_o mean_n that_o his_o encombent_n shall_v be_v admyt_v /_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v remove_v during_o his_o life_n /_o though_o the_o right_a patron_n recover_v after_o in_o the_o king_n court_n /_o and_o that_o be_v clere_o against_o justice_n /_o &_o therefore_o the_o ordinary_a in_o that_o case_n be_v bind_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n /_o upon_o his_o ieopardye_o /_o to_o amove_v the_o clerk_n of_o the_o disturbour_n /_o as_o be_v say_v before_o but_o if_o the_o church_n be_v full_a of_o the_o presentment_n of_o a_o other_o patron_n /_o than_z of_o he_o that_o the_o quare_fw-la impedit_fw-la be_v bring_v against_o or_o if_o the_o ordynary_n have_v present_v by_o lap_n /_o where_o he_o be_v not_o name_v in_o the_o action_n as_o a_o disturbour_n /_o than_z he_o may_v lauful_o lay_v though_o cause_v for_o his_o excuse_n /_o but_o for_o the_o plenartie_n of_o the_o same_o encumbent_n /_o against_o who_o the_o accyon_n be_v bring_v he_o can_v make_v no_o excuse_n /_o and_o there_o be_v another_o decree_n in_o the_o three_o book_n of_o like_a effect_n /_o as_o the_o say_v first_o decree_n be_v &_o it_o begyn_v esurientes_fw-la avaricie_fw-la etc._n etc._n wherein_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n dyrecte_o against_o the_o writ_n of_o quare_fw-la impedit_fw-la /_o &_o quare_fw-la non_fw-la admisit_fw-la /_o as_z to_o the_o reder_n will_v appear_v and_o it_o seem_v that_o it_o be_v not_o good_a /_o that_o such_o law_n shall_v be_v suffer_v to_o stand_v that_o be_v so_o direct_o against_o the_o law_n of_o the_o 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