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	law_n	people_n	4,588	5	5.1230	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91291	A summary collection of the principal fundamental rights, liberties, proprieties of all English freemen; both in their persons, estates, and elections; and of the memorable votes, resolutions, and Acts of Parliament, for their vindication and corroboration, in the late Parliaments of 3 & 17 of King Charles; collected out of their Journals, and printed Ordinances. Most necessary to be known, considered, re-established (in this present juncture of publick affairs) with all possible old and new securities; against past, present, and future publick violations, under-minings, by force or fraud, for the much-desired healing of the manifold large mortal wounds in these chief vital parts, and repairing the various destructive subversive breaches in these prime foundations of our English state fabrick; without which no effectual present or future healing, union, peace, or settlement can possibly be expected, or established in our distracted nations. / By William Prynne of Swainswick Esq; a bencher of Lincolns Inne.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1656 (1656)	Wing P4095; Thomason E892_3; ESTC R206517	46,699	73

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if_o then_o the_o king_n by_o his_o absolute_a sovereign_a power_n wherewith_o he_o be_v entrust_v can_v upon_o no_o emergent_a occasion_n or_o necessity_n whatsoever_o violate_v elude_v evade_v subvert_v all_o or_o any_o of_o these_o fundamental_a law_n liberty_n right_n and_o inheritance_n of_o the_o subject_a by_o the_o joint_a unanimous_a resolution_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o in_o these_o two_o parliament_n of_o king_n charles_n much_o less_o than_o may_v any_o other_o person_n or_o person_n or_o new_a power_n do_v it_o who_o condemn_v he_o for_o a_o tyrant_n and_o suppress_v kingship_n as_o tyrannical_a over-burdensome_a dangerous_a to_o the_o people_n liberty_n safety_n prosperity_n upon_o any_o real_a or_o pretend_a necessity_n or_o emergency_n whatsoever_o much_o less_o may_v any_o true_a english_a parliament_n permit_v or_o enable_v they_o upon_o any_o pretence_n to_o do_v it_o in_o the_o least_o degree_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o posterity_n after_o so_o many_o 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heir_n that_o all_o clerk_n and_o layman_n of_o our_o land_n shall_v have_v their_o law_n liberty_n and_o free_a custom_n as_o they_o have_v use_v to_o have_v the_o same_o at_o any_o time_n when_o they_o have_v they_o best_o and_o if_o any_o statute_n have_v be_v make_v by_o we_o or_o our_o ancestor_n or_o any_o custom_n bring_v in_o contrary_a to_o they_o we_o will_v and_o grant_v that_o such_o manner_n of_o statute_n and_o custom_n shall_v be_v void_a and_o frustrate_v for_o evermore_o yea_o king_n edward_n the_o 3._o in_o pursuance_n thereof_o in_o the_o parliament_n of_o 4●_z e._n 3._o c._n 1._o assent_v and_o accord_v that_o the_o great_a charter_n and_o charter_n of_o the_o forest_n be_v hold_v and_o keep_v in_o all_o point_n and_o if_o any_o statute_n he_o make_v to_o the_o contrary_a that_o shall_v he_o hold_v for_o none_o and_o c._n 3_o it_o be_v assent_v and_o accord_v for_o the_o good_a government_n of_o the_o commons_o that_o no_o man_n be_v put_v to_o answer_v without_o

new_a cord_n wherewith_o the_o uncircumcised_a philistine_n by_o their_o treacherous_a dalilah_n bind_v samson_n of_o old_a which_o he_o break_v from_o off_o his_o arm_n like_o a_o thread_n judg._n 16._o 12._o all_o which_o be_v so_o well_o know_v to_o themselves_o and_o other_o that_o i_o shall_v not_o insist_v any_o further_a thereon_o and_o be_v not_o all_o and_o every_o of_o these_o far_o great_a abuse_n and_o of_o more_o general_a important_a concernment_n to_o the_o whole_a nation_n than_o any_o they_o will_v now_o reform_v or_o declaim_v against_o in_o our_o law_n or_o lawyer_n fit_a now_o to_o be_v redress_v be_v adjudge_v no_o less_o than_o high_a treason_n in_o other_o not_o only_o by_o the_o *_o 16._o *_o see_v the_o epistle_n to_o my_o speech_n in_o parliament_n p._n 15_o 16._o parliament_n of_o 4_o e._n 3._o n._n 1._o 21_o r._n 2._o cap._n 12._o 1_o h._n 4._o rot_n parl._n n._n 21_o 22._o 31_o h._n 6._o c._n 1._o 3_o jac._n c._n 1_o 2._o and_o in_o chaloner_n and_o 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