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 prince_n 3,191 5 5.6737 4 true
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A07326 The heire an excellent comedie. As it was lately acted by the Company of the Reuels. / Writren [sic] by T.M. Gent.. May, Thomas, 1595-1650. 1622 (1622) STC 17713; ESTC S109948 36,155 66

There is 1 snippet containing the selected quad. | View original text

lose_v the_o man_n my_o soul_n most_o love_v or_o save_v he_o by_o a_o deed_n of_o such_o dishonour_n as_o he_o will_v ever_o loathe_v i_o for_o and_o hate_v to_o draw_v that_o breath_n that_o be_v so_o base_o keep_v name_v any_o thing_n but_o that_o to_o save_v his_o life_n i_o know_v you_o do_v but_o tempt_v my_o frailty_n sir_n i_o know_v your_o royal_a thought_n can_v never_o stoop_v to_o such_o a_o foul_a dishonourable_a act_n king_n bethink_v yourself_o there_o be_v no_o way_n but_o that_o i_o swear_v by_o heaven_n never_o to_o pardon_v he_o but_o upon_o those_o condition_n leu._n oh_o i_o be_o miserable_a king_n thou_o be_v not_o if_o not_o wilful_a yield_v leucothoe_n it_o shall_v be_v secret_a philocles_n for_o his_o life_n shall_v thank_v thy_o love_n but_o never_o know_v the_o price_n thou_o pay_v for_o it_o be_v wise_a thou_o hear_v i_o swear_v i_o can_v now_o show_v mercy_n thou_o may_v save_v he_o and_o if_o he_o die_v it_o be_v thou_o that_o be_v the_o tyrant_n leu._n i_o shall_v be_v so_o if_o i_o shall_v save_v he_o thus_o nay_o i_o shall_v be_v a_o traitor_n to_o your_o grace_n betray_v your_o soul_n to_o such_o a_o foe_n as_o lust_n but_o since_o your_o oath_n be_v past_a dear_a philocles_n i_o will_v show_v to_o thou_o a_o honest_a cruelty_n and_o rather_o follow_v thou_o in_o spotless_a death_n then_o buy_v with_o sin_v a_o dishonour_a life_n king_n yet_o pity_v i_o leucothoe_n cure_v the_o wound_n thy_o eye_n have_v make_v pity_v a_o beg_a king_n uncharm_v the_o charm_n of_o thy_o bewitch_a face_n or_o thou_o will_v leave_v i_o dead_a will_v nothing_o move_v thou_o thou_o be_v a_o witch_n a_o traitor_n thou_o have_v seek_v by_o unresisted_a spell_n thy_o sovereign_n life_n who_o be_v about_o we_o there_o call_v in_o the_o lord_n again_o lord_n polemetes_n take_v your_o daughter_n to_o you_o keep_v she_o at_o home_n pol._n i_o will_v my_o liege_n rosio_n see_v she_o there_o i_o wonder_v what_o be_v do_v king_n euphues_n i_o have_v take_v a_o solemn_a oath_n never_o to_o grant_v a_o pardon_n to_o thy_o son_n euph._n o_o say_v not_o so_o my_o liege_n your_o grace_n i_o know_v have_v mercy_n for_o a_o great_a fault_n than_o this_o king_n my_o oath_n be_v past_a and_o can_v be_v recall_v pol._n this_o be_v beyond_o our_o wish_n vir._n what_o make_v he_o swear_v this_o i_o wonder_v euph._n a_o heavy_a oath_n to_o i_o and_o most_o unlooked_a for_o your_o justice_n sir_n have_v set_v the_o period_n unto_o a_o loyal_a house_n a_o family_n that_o have_v be_v prop_n of_o the_o sicilian_a crown_n that_o with_o their_o blood_n in_o many_o a_o honour_a field_n against_o the_o hot_a french_a and_o neopolitan_n have_v serve_v for_o you_o and_o your_o great_a ancestor_n their_o child_n now_o can_v never_o more_o do_v so_o farewell_n my_o sovereign_n while_o i_o in_o tear_n spend_v the_o sad_a remnant_n of_o my_o childless_a age_n i_o will_v pray_v for_o your_o long_a life_n and_o happy_a reign_n and_o may_v your_o grace_n and_o your_o posterity_n at_o need_n find_v hand_n as_o good_a and_o heart_n as_o true_a as_o we_o have_v ever_o be_v king_n farewell_o good_a old_a man_n eup._n for_o you_o my_o lord_n your_o cruelty_n have_v deserve_v a_o curse_n from_o i_o but_o i_o can_v utter_v none_o your_o daughter_n goodness_n have_v weigh_v down_o your_o malice_n heaven_n prosper_v she_o poly._n amen_o king_n he_o be_v a_o honest_a man_n and_o true_o noble_a oh_o my_o rash_a oath_n my_o lust_n that_o be_v the_o cause_n will_v any_o price_n will_v buy_v it_o in_o again_o vi._n your_o majesty_n be_v just_a pol._n it_o be_v a_o happy_a land_n where_o the_o king_n square_n his_o action_n by_o the_o law_n king_n away_o you_o be_v base_a and_o bloody_a that_o feed_v your_o malice_n with_o pretence_n of_o justice_n it_o be_v such_o as_o you_o make_v prince_n tyrannous_a and_o hate_v of_o their_o subject_n but_o look_v to_o it_o look_v your_o own_o head_n stand_v fast_o for_o if_o the_o law_n do_v find_v a_o hole_n in_o your_o coat_n beg_v no_o mercy_n vir._n pardon_v we_o my_o lord_n we_o be_v wrong_v pol._n and_o seek_v redress_n but_o by_o a_o lawful_a course_n king_n well_o leave_v i_o alone_o vir._n fare_v well_o my_o liege_n now_o let_v he_o chafe_v alone_o pol._n now_o we_o have_v our_o end_n exeunt_fw-la king_n be_v there_o no_o mean_n to_o save_v he_o no_o way_n to_o get_v a_o dispensation_n for_o a_o oath_n none_o that_o i_o know_v except_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n will_v grant_v one_o that_o be_v well_o think_v on_o i_o will_v not_o spare_v for_o gold_n and_o that_o will_v do_v it_o nicanor_n nica._n sir_n king_n what_o book_n be_v that_o thou_o have_v from_o paris_n about_o the_o price_n of_o sin_n nic._n it_o be_v call_v the_o texes_z of_o the_o apostolical_a chancery_n kin._n be_v there_o a_o price_n for_o any_o sin_n set_v down_o nic._n a_o my_o sir_n how_o heinous_a ere_o it_o be_v or_o of_o what_o nature_n for_o such_o a_o sum_n of_o money_n as_o be_v set_v down_o there_o it_o shall_v be_v remit_v kin._n that_o be_v well_o go_v fetch_v the_o book_n present_o exit_fw-la nic._n nic._n i_o will_v my_o lord_n kin._n sure_a there_o be_v perjury_n among_o the_o rest_n and_o i_o shall_v know_v what_o rate_n it_o bear_v before_o i_o have_v commit_v it_o how_o now_o have_v bring_v it_o nic._n yes_o sir_n kin._n read_v i_o will_v know_v the_o price_n of_o perjury_n nic_n i_o shall_v find_v it_o quick_o here_o be_v a_o index_n he_o read_v imp_n for_o murder_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o a_o clergy_n man_n of_o a_o lay_n man_n of_o father_n mother_n son_n brother_n sister_n wife_n kin._n read_v till_o you_o come_v at_o perjury_n nic._n item_n for_o empoison_v enchantment_n witchcraft_n sacrilege_n simony_n and_o their_o kind_n and_o branch_n item_n pro_fw-la lapsu_fw-la carnis_fw-la fornication_n adultery_n incest_n without_o any_o exception_n or_o distinction_n for_o sodomy_n brutality_n or_o any_o of_o that_o kind_n kin._n my_o heart_n shake_v with_o horror_n to_o hear_v the_o name_n of_o such_o detest_a sin_n can_v these_o be_v buy_v for_o any_o price_n of_o money_n or_o do_v these_o merchant_n but_o deceive_v the_o world_n with_o their_o false_a ware_n no_o more_o of_o that_o foul_a book_n i_o will_v know_v what_o i_o come_v to_o know_v i_o will_v not_o for_o the_o world_n redeem_v my_o oath_n by_o such_o a_o course_n as_o this_o no_o more_o nicanor_n unless_o thou_o find_v a_o price_n for_o atheism_n nic._n here_o be_v none_o for_o that_o my_o lord_n his_o holiness_n can_v pardon_v that_o in_o no_o man_n but_o himself_o kin._n well_o this_o be_v not_o the_o way_n i_o have_v think_v of_o another_o that_o may_v prove_v and_o both_o discharge_v my_o oath_n and_o save_v his_o life_n nicanor_n run_v present_o call_v matho_n hither_o matho_n the_o lawyer_n command_v he_o to_o make_v haste_n i_o long_v to_o be_v resolve_v nic._n i_o run_v sir_n king_n he_o be_v a_o subtle_a lawyer_n and_o may_v find_v some_o point_n that_o in_o the_o law_n obscurity_n have_v hide_v from_o we_o some_o point_n may_v do_v we_o good_a i_o have_v see_v some_o of_o his_o profession_n out_o of_o case_n as_o plain_a as_o clear_a as_o day_n to_o our_o weak_a judgement_n and_o no_o doubt_n at_o first_o mean_v like_o our_o thought_n by_o those_o that_o make_v the_o law_n pick_v out_o such_o hard_a inextricable_a doubt_n that_o they_o have_v spin_v a_o suit_n of_o seven_o year_n long_o and_o lead_v their_o hood_n wink_v client_n in_o a_o wood_n a_o most_o irremovable_a labyrinth_n till_o they_o have_v quite_o consume_v they_o this_o they_o can_v do_v in_o other_o case_n why_o not_o as_o well_o in_o this_o i_o have_v see_v other_o can_v extend_v the_o law_n upon_o the_o wrack_n or_o cut_v it_o short_a again_o to_o their_o own_o private_a profit_n as_o that_o thief_n cruel_a procrustes_n serve_v his_o hapless_a guest_n to_o fit_v they_o to_o his_o bed_n well_o i_o shall_v see_v i_o will_v nicanor_n be_v return_v again_o i_o will_v fain_o ease_v my_o conscience_n of_o that_o oath_n that_o rash_a and_o inconsiderate_a oath_n i_o take_v but_o see_v here_o they_o be_v come_v enter_v matho_n ma._n health_n to_o my_o sovereign_n king_n matho_n welcome_o i_o send_v for_o thou_o about_o a_o business_n i_o will_v entreat_v thy_o help_n in_o ma._n your_o highness_n may_v command_v my_o service_n in_o that_o or_o any_o thing_n lie_v in_o my_o power_n king_n it_o be_v to_o decide_v a_o case_n that_o trouble_v i_o ma._n if_o it_o lie_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o my_o knowledge_n i_o will_v resolve_v your_o highness_n present_o king_n then_o thus_o it_o be_v lord_n euphues_n son_n young_a