Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	king_n	kingdom_n	time_n	2,693	5	3.5735	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68953	The Reasons which compelled the states of Bohemia to reject the Archduke Ferdinand &c. and inforced them to elect a new king together with the proposition which was made vppon the first motion of the choyce of th'Elector Palatine to bee King of Bohemia by the states of that kingdome in their publique assembly on the sixteenth of August, being the birth day of the same Elector Palatine / translated out of the French copies.		1619 (1619)	STC 3212.5; ESTC S121190	15,875	34

and_o at_o large_a be_v understand_v in_o the_o defence_n and_o grief_n of_o this_o land_n which_o be_v publish_v from_o these_o unlawful_a oppression_n it_o grow_v to_o this_o by_o the_o conspiracy_n of_o those_o false_a statesman_n that_o for_o a_o long_a time_n they_o look_v after_o no_o other_o subject_n than_o war_n &_o the_o effusion_n of_o blood_n insomuch_o as_o the_o late_a emperor_n be_v carry_v away_o and_o suborn_v by_o they_o to_o the_o invade_v of_o this_o fair_a kingdom_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n with_o a_o army_n which_o have_v destroy_v a_o good_a part_n of_o it_o by_o pillage_n fire_n and_o sword_n wherein_o king_n ferdinand_n do_v not_o only_o give_v testimony_n that_o he_o take_v contentment_n but_o which_o be_v more_o become_v himself_o both_o a_o counsailour_n and_o a_o executor_n against_o the_o kingdom_n and_o intrude_v into_o the_o government_n thereof_o to_o be_v invest_v before_o his_o time_n thereby_o raise_v his_o purpose_n to_o be_v a_o cause_n of_o 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howsoever_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o emperor_n ferdinand_n himself_o do_v very_o well_o judge_v and_o consider_v that_o this_o kingdom_n and_o the_o province_n incorporate_v be_v not_o hereditary_a and_o that_o those_o letter_n patent_n can_v take_v no_o place_n nor_o be_v of_o force_n with_o posterity_n against_o the_o ancient_a privilege_n and_o statute_n it_o be_v evident_a in_o this_o that_o the_o same_o emperor_n call_v a_o general_a assembly_n of_o the_o country_n in_o the_o year_n 1549._o where_o he_o desire_v of_o the_o state_n of_o bohemia_n that_o archduke_n maximilian_n his_o elder_a son_n may_v after_o his_o death_n be_v receive_v for_o their_o king_n which_o the_o state_n accord_v unto_o to_o the_o end_n that_o in_o the_o life_n time_n of_o his_o majesty_n his_o son_n may_v carry_v the_o name_n of_o king_n upon_o condition_n nevertheless_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v invest_v in_o the_o government_n during_o the_o time_n of_o his_o father_n according_a to_o which_o condition_n and_o likewise_o by_o virtue_n of_o certain_a interchange_a article_n the_o coronation_n of_o king_n maximilian_n and_o his_o wife_n queen_n mary_n succeed_v not_o until_o the_o year_n 1562._o in_o like_a manner_n maximilian_n come_v to_o be_v emperor_n present_v his_o elder_a son_n rodolph_n and_o desire_v he_o may_v be_v accept_v of_o and_o crown_v king_n of_o bohemia_n for_o the_o future_a which_o the_o state_n consent_v unto_o accept_v of_o he_o and_o declare_v he_o then_o upon_o certain_a present_a condition_n and_o afterward_o draw_v from_o he_o his_o letter_n of_o assurance_n furthermore_o be_v the_o kingdom_n and_o the_o province_n incorporate_v hereditary_a to_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n it_o be_v to_o be_v believe_v that_o it_o have_v be_v altogether_o unnecessary_a to_o seek_v to_o the_o state_n by_o request_n for_o the_o succession_n since_o upon_o the_o term_n of_o inheritance_n every_o elder_a son_n come_v to_o furuive_v the_o father_n there_o 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contrary_a the_o proceed_n of_o rodolphe_n himself_o will_v confess_v that_o inference_n a_o error_n for_o be_v unmarried_a and_o without_o child_n it_o be_v the_o design_n of_o the_o archduke_n mathias_n as_o the_o elder_a brother_n to_o his_o imperial_a majesty_n to_o procure_v himself_o first_o nominate_v king_n of_o bohemia_n the_o emperor_n yet_o live_v and_o by_o the_o intercession_n of_o his_o majesty_n that_o afterward_o he_o may_v be_v elect_v and_o crown_v according_a to_o custom_n and_o in_o this_o case_n where_o lineal_a heir_n have_v fail_v it_o never_o suffice_v the_o confer_v of_o the_o succession_n upon_o another_o to_o have_v these_o word_n use_v only_o acceptation_n declaration_n and_o coronation_n but_o there_o be_v always_o regard_n have_v aswell_o of_o the_o one_o part_n as_o the_o other_o to_o the_o save_n of_o the_o free_a election_n which_o the_o state_n have_v by_o virtue_n of_o their_o ancient_a privilege_n from_o frederick_n the_o emperor_n and_o other_o as_o 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the_o time_n to_o