Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	lord_n	see_v	word_n	3,071	5	3.9363	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18489	The manifest of the most illustrious, and soveraigne prince, Charles Lodovvick, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Prince Electour of the sacred Empire: Duke of Bavaria, &c. Concerning the right of his succession both in the princedome, lands, and estates of the Palatinate: as also in the dignity, voice, session, and function of the electorship-Palatine thereunto annexed. Translated, anno. M.DC.XXXVII.; Manifestum sive deductio. English	Karl Ludwig, Elector Palatine, 1617-1680.	1637 (1637)	STC 5046; ESTC S107765	37,055	164

the_o most_o illustrious_a count_n palatine_n of_o the_o rhine_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o electorate_v and_o princedom_n palatine_n shall_v administer_v the_o affair_n thereof_o in_o place_n of_o king_n of_o the_o roman_n over_o all_o the_o country_n of_o the_o rhine_n suevia_n and_o franconia_n true_a it_o be_v that_o ludo_fw-la vicus_fw-la the_o bavarian_a emperor_n have_v banish_v and_o dispossess_v his_o elder_a brother_n rodolph_n electour_n palatine_n because_o he_o have_v give_v his_o voice_n and_o assistance_n to_o frederick_n the_o fair_a archduke_n of_o austria_n against_o himself_o he_o labour_v to_o impose_v upon_o the_o child_n of_o the_o say_v rodolph_n restore_v after_o his_o death_n such_o a_o covenant_n of_o alternation_n but_o as_o it_o be_v attempt_v without_o right_a or_o reason_n so_o it_o never_o have_v effect_n for_o the_o bavarian_a line_n can_v produce_v one_o sole_a example_n that_o ever_o execute_v elective_a power_n and_o all_o their_o pretension_n be_v full_o reject_v and_o nullify_v by_o the_o golden_a bull_n whereas_o in_o the_o palatine_a house_n the_o say_v right_o and_o dignity_n have_v remain_v without_o any_o interruption_n have_v for_o the_o space_n of_o three_o hundred_o and_o odd_a year_n assist_v as_o electour_n and_o high_a truckcesse_n at_o the_o election_n and_o coronation_n of_o thirteen_o roman_a emperor_n one_o after_o another_o and_o here_o the_o occasion_n offer_v itself_o to_o remember_v without_o boast_v the_o merit_n of_o our_o predecessor_n and_o palatine_a house_n not_o only_o in_o the_o empire_n and_o all_o christendom_n but_o especial_o towards_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n which_o have_v be_v often_o exalt_v to_o the_o imperial_a power_n and_o great_a nesse_n by_o our_o ancestor_n than_o any_o other_o though_o many_o time_n to_o their_o own_o disadvantage_n the_o example_n of_o rupert_n count_n palatine_a king_n of_o the_o roman_n show_v with_o what_o zeal_n and_o courage_n he_o govern_v the_o empire_n and_o pacify_v the_o trouble_n thereof_o philip_n and_o frederick_n ii_o anno_fw-la 1530._o valiant_o defend_v the_o city_n of_o vienna_n against_o the_o turk_n neither_o spare_v their_o estate_n nor_o their_o life_n particular_o the_o say_a frederick_n do_v diverse_a great_a and_o useful_a service_n to_o charles_n v._o and_o his_o brother_n ludovicus_n be_v the_o chief_a cause_n that_o anno_fw-la 1531._o ferdinand_n the_o first_o be_v elect_v emperor_n at_o colen_n notwithstanding_o that_o john_n electour_n of_o saxe_n protest_v against_o it_o for_o his_o son_n rodolph_n of_o haburg_n might_n next_o to_o god_n thank_v lodowick_n electour_n palatine_n by_o who_o mean_n he_o be_v make_v emperor_n who_o be_v the_o first_o that_o begin_v to_o advance_v his_o house_n and_o transmit_v the_o duchy_n of_o austria_n to_o his_o posterity_n the_o same_o lodowicke_n stand_v alone_o against_o adolph_n count_n of_o nassaw_n who_o by_o all_o the_o rest_n be_v choose_v emperor_n and_o mighty_o labour_v to_o bring_v in_o albert_n of_o austria_n son_n of_o rodolph_n rodolph_n electour_n palatine_n choose_v frederick_n duke_n of_o austria_n emperor_n against_o lodowick_n of_o bavaria_n his_o own_o brother_n which_o cost_v he_o as_o be_v say_v his_o dignity_n and_o estate_n and_o it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o the_o late_a emperor_n maximilian_n the_o i._o charles_n v._o ferdinand_n i._o maximilian_n ii_o rodolph_n ii_o and_o mathias_n have_v receive_v no_o small_a assistance_n and_o good_a office_n from_o the_o electour_n palatine_n our_o predecessor_n to_o attain_v the_o crown_n here_o also_o may_v not_o be_v forget_v how_o true_a and_o sincere_o our_o most_o honour_a lord_n and_o father_n deal_v with_o the_o present_a duke_n of_o bavaria_n not_o only_o visit_v he_o in_o person_n at_o munchen_n anno_fw-la 1618._o use_v all_o free_a communication_n with_o he_o but_o also_o not_o long_o before_o his_o journey_n into_o bohemia_n recommend_v to_o his_o trust_n his_o country_n and_o estate_n as_o to_o one_o in_o who_o he_o have_v most_o confidence_n who_o also_o at_o that_o time_n promise_v all_o kind_n of_o good_a neighbourhood_n and_o to_o do_v no_o displeasure_n as_o appear_v by_o their_o mutual_a letter_n but_o especial_o when_o our_o say_a lord_n and_o father_n to_o make_v he_o feel_v his_o entire_a affection_n give_v he_o his_o electoral_a voice_n to_o be_v king_n of_o the_o roman_n anno_fw-la 1619._o in_o these_o word_n have_v ever_o in_o our_o heart_n desire_v to_o see_v right_o and_o justice_n due_o administer_v in_o the_o empire_n all_o disorder_n and_o oppression_n remove_v and_o the_o cause_n of_o foreign_a war_n prevent_v we_o have_v among_o all_o the_o potentate_n electour_n and_o prince_n fix_v our_o thought_n upon_o the_o duke_n of_o bavaria_n as_o upon_o a_o prince_n wise_a peaceful_a full_a of_o experience_n govern_v his_o own_o estate_n in_o quiet_a and_o not_o engage_v in_o any_o war_n which_o we_o propound_v not_o out_o of_o disaffection_n to_o any_o of_o the_o forename_a much_o less_o to_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n which_o have_v often_o feel_v and_o find_v the_o good_a office_n of_o our_o electoral_a house_n but_o only_o as_o we_o conceive_v the_o course_n of_o the_o present_a affair_n and_o that_o according_a to_o our_o oath_n and_o therefore_o in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n we_o give_v our_o voice_n to_o the_o say_a duke_n of_o bavaria_n all_o which_o be_v in_o itself_o clear_a as_o the_o day_n we_o can_v but_o think_v it_o very_o strange_a that_o without_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a demonstration_n the_o proceed_n against_o our_o dear_a lord_n and_o father_n ourself_o brethren_n blood_n and_o agnation_n have_v be_v carry_v with_o such_o rigour_n and_o animosity_n take_v from_o we_o without_o all_o form_n of_o justice_n what_o god_n our_o birth_n and_o right_o have_v give_v vs._n but_o that_o which_o grieve_v we_o most_o of_o all_o be_v that_o not_o content_v with_o those_o exorbitant_a and_o dangerous_a innovation_n the_o pretend_a translation_n of_o our_o electoral_a voice_n place_n and_o function_n with_o all_o that_o thereon_o depend_v have_v again_o be_v ratify_v and_o confirm_v upon_o the_o descendants_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o bavaria_n and_o his_o brother_n and_o upon_o the_o whole_a line_n of_o duke_n william_n their_o father_n decease_v notwithstanding_o that_o it_o be_v grant_v to_o the_o say_a duke_n for_o the_o term_n of_o his_o life_n as_o the_o electour_n of_o saxe_n and_o brandenburg_n be_v assure_v who_o give_v their_o assent_n for_o no_o long_a time_n by_o which_o violent_a and_o peremptory_a proceed_n that_o which_o at_o first_o be_v but_o oppression_n and_o may_v have_v vanish_v with_o time_n will_v now_o put_v on_o the_o face_n of_o law_n and_o be_v make_v perpetual_a whereby_o we_o our_o brethren_n blood_n and_o agnation_n may_v be_v for_o ever_o deprive_v in_o our_o spotless_a innocence_n of_o all_o the_o ancient_a and_o inherent_a right_n of_o 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electourship_n can_v neither_o be_v

child_n of_o the_o palatine_a his_o brother_n and_o the_o next_o of_o that_o agnation_n all_o of_o who_o be_v as_o yet_o unaccuse_v and_o therefore_o much_o less_o convince_v of_o any_o crime_n and_o a_o little_a after_o the_o translation_n be_v of_o no_o less_o moment_n than_o the_o ban_n do_v questionless_a alike_o belong_v to_o their_o deliberation_n for_o as_o they_o be_v electour_n and_o state_n of_o the_o emperor_n so_o be_v they_o also_o of_o the_o empire_n and_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o prop_n and_o pillar_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o if_o the_o emperor_n can_v by_o his_o own_o power_n bestow_v any_o fee_n nor_o any_o town_n fall_v in_o reversion_n without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o electour_n and_o estate_n how_o much_o more_o be_v their_o assent_n necessary_a in_o transfer_v of_o so_o supreme_a a_o tenure_n of_o the_o empire_n as_o be_v a_o electoral_a dignity_n this_o will_v be_v too_o grievous_a and_o great_a a_o wrong_n to_o the_o temporal_a electour_n prince_n and_o estate_n to_o their_o child_n and_o blood_n if_o without_o hear_v of_o their_o cause_n or_o privity_n of_o the_o college_n electoral_a they_o shall_v be_v dispossess_v of_o their_o estate_n and_o dignity_n and_o deprive_v of_o their_o simultaneous_a and_o undeprivable_a succession_n their_o lord_n and_o master_n hope_v that_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o electoral_a fellow_n will_v never_o approve_v of_o such_o proceed_n nor_o be_v a_o cause_n that_o the_o condition_n of_o a_o electour_n which_o have_v always_o be_v of_o such_o sway_n in_o the_o empire_n shall_v become_v worse_o than_o a_o gentleman_n be_v in_o poland_n who_o can_v be_v proscribe_v but_o in_o a_o diet_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o the_o answer_n which_o the_o electour_n and_o prince_n assemble_v at_o ratisbone_n together_o with_o the_o ambassador_n of_o such_o as_o be_v absent_a make_v unto_o the_o emperor_n proposition_n exhibit_v to_o they_o the_o 30_o of_o january_n 1623._o this_o be_v represent_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o two_o elector_n of_o saxe_n and_o brandenburg_n translation_n answer_v make_v to_o the_o emperor_n touch_v the_o translation_n that_o not_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o count_n palatine_n defence_n these_o thing_n ought_v to_o be_v due_o consider_v in_o the_o point_n of_o the_o translation_n first_o whether_o those_o of_o his_o child_n who_o before_o his_o outlawry_n be_v include_v by_o the_o providence_n of_o their_o ancestor_n in_o the_o electoral_a right_n and_o succession_n can_v afterward_o be_v exclude_v next_o whether_o his_o brother_n guiltless_a of_o any_o transgression_n who_o neither_o have_v nor_o can_v by_o reason_n of_o his_o nonage_n offend_v the_o emperor_n or_o whether_o the_o kindred_n and_o next_o of_o his_o agnation_n that_o not_o only_o testify_v their_o innocency_n but_o likewise_o their_o service_n and_o fidelity_n to_o his_o majesty_n in_o these_o occasion_n can_v be_v just_o debar_v from_o their_o pretension_n it_o be_v further_o represent_v in_o the_o report_n of_o the_o electour_n and_o prince_n make_v upon_o certain_a point_n of_o the_o emperor_n proposition_n the_o 15._o february_n of_o the_o say_a year_n the_o suffrage_n sufficient_o declare_v what_o the_o opinion_n be_v of_o the_o two_o electour_n of_o saxe_n and_o brandenburg_n about_o the_o point_n of_o translation_n and_o albeit_o these_o word_n without_o aught_o prescribe_v be_v insert_v in_o the_o last_o relation_n yet_o their_o highness_n have_v think_v good_a to_o retract_v they_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o say_a word_n can_v stand_v with_o the_o capitulation_n by_o which_o his_o majesty_n be_v so_o far_o and_o formal_o bind_v that_o this_o matter_n can_v be_v leave_v to_o the_o freedom_n of_o his_o will_n for_o it_o be_v express_o ordain_v that_o no_o business_n of_o importance_n shall_v pass_v without_o the_o knowledge_n and_o approbation_n of_o the_o electour_n and_o that_o no_o estate_n of_o the_o empire_n shall_v be_v outlaw_v without_o a_o due_a and_o formal_a hear_n which_o capitulation_n be_v a_o fundamental_a and_o unrepealed_a law_n in_o the_o empire_n ought_v no_o more_o to_o be_v bring_v in_o question_n but_o rather_o obey_v than_o dispute_v and_o because_o their_o dignity_n as_o electour_n temporal_a descend_v to_o their_o posterity_n by_o inheritance_n they_o take_v themselves_o to_o have_v the_o great_a interest_n and_o so_o the_o more_o oblige_v to_o preserve_v the_o say_a authority_n furthermore_o to_o confirm_v the_o vote_n aforesaid_a the_o electour_n of_o saxe_n write_v to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o mentz_n during_o the_o say_a diet_n 23_o february_n 1623._o to_o this_o purpose_n we_o hope_v that_o our_o good_a and_o wholesome_a exhortation_n ground_v not_o upon_o opinion_n but_o upon_o the_o law_n and_o example_n of_o the_o empire_n will_v have_v find_v more_o credit_n than_o they_o have_v do_v then_o these_o way_n have_v not_o be_v take_v which_o must_v needs_o lead_v to_o bitterness_n and_o trouble_n of_o which_o as_o we_o can_v approve_v for_o the_o reason_n which_o you_o know_v so_o the_o mischief_n which_o may_v follow_v thereupon_o will_v justify_v our_o innocence_n though_o increase_v our_o grief_n sorry_a we_o be_v to_o see_v such_o proceed_n in_o our_o day_n and_o so_o hopeless_a of_o remedy_n which_o make_v we_o the_o more_o constant_a to_o our_o former_a suffrage_n that_o be_v register_v in_o your_o chancery_n desire_v nothing_o more_o than_o that_o our_o sound_n and_o sincere_a remonstrance_n may_v hereafter_o be_v remember_v when_o the_o event_n perhaps_o will_v not_o answer_v to_o the_o design_n and_o a_o little_a after_o what_o if_o in_o the_o proscribe_v a_o electour_n and_o place_v another_o in_o his_o room_n the_o advice_n of_o electour_n be_v not_o take_v we_o see_v not_o wherein_o consist_v that_o authority_n nor_o how_o it_o can_v be_v secure_v not_o what_o it_o differ_v from_o any_o other_o estate_n to_o allege_v necessity_n or_o that_o the_o college_n shall_v incur_v no_o harm_n be_v but_o a_o sleight_n excuse_v for_o capitulation_n be_v stricti_fw-la juris_fw-la and_o admit_v no_o exception_n or_o if_o any_o the_o interpretation_n thereof_o belong_v to_o the_o college_n in_o body_n without_o which_o all_o be_v in_o vain_a whatsoever_o be_v at_o the_o present_a promise_v as_o for_o the_o translation_n itself_o we_o never_o think_v it_o a_o way_n to_o peace_n but_o rather_o to_o war_n and_o can_v not_o therefore_o assent_v unto_o it_o in_o which_o opinion_n we_o be_v still_o the_o more_o confirm_v for_o as_o much_o that_o since_o the_o establishment_n of_o the_o golden_a bull_n the_o like_a example_n have_v not_o be_v find_v and_o if_o we_o take_v that_o of_o duke_n maurice_n abovesaid_a it_o declare_v quite_o the_o contrary_n beside_o that_o clause_n insert_v into_o his_o majesty_n resolution_n touch_v the_o child_n and_o agnation_n of_o electour_n in_o very_o umbragious_a and_o may_v rather_o exasperate_v than_o still_o the_o cause_n for_o there_o be_v decide_v that_o a_o three_o person_n innocent_a may_v be_v deprive_v of_o his_o simultaneous_a investiture_n and_o lose_v that_o inherent_a right_n which_o be_v proper_a to_o himself_o for_o the_o crime_n which_o be_v proper_a to_o another_o where_o hence_o will_v follow_v that_o the_o child_n and_o agnation_n must_v settle_v their_o right_n by_o arbitrement_n and_o composition_n and_o that_o which_o be_v before_o clear_a and_o legal_a will_v now_o become_v disputable_a and_o uncertain_a but_o because_o this_o do_v not_o alone_o import_v the_o palatine_a house_n but_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o elector_n and_o prince_n who_o have_v obtain_v the_o same_o investiture_n by_o propriety_n take_v a_o oath_n and_o kiss_v the_o sword_n we_o must_v be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o careful_a not_o to_o approve_v of_o such_o a_o fact_n which_o may_v endamage_v the_o whole_a empire_n in_o another_o letter_n to_o the_o say_a archbishop_n of_o mentz_n date_v from_o dresden_n the_o 10._o of_o october_n 1623._o the_o electour_n of_o saxe_n give_v this_o council_n it_o be_v our_o true_a and_o sincere_a affection_n first_o to_o his_o majesty_n as_o head_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o then_o to_o all_o the_o member_n which_o make_v we_o deliver_v those_o suffrage_n in_o open_a council_n register_v in_o the_o imperial_a chancery_n whereby_o sufficient_o appear_v what_o mean_v we_o judge_v fit_a to_o obtain_v a_o settle_a peace_n but_o we_o have_v learn_v by_o sad_a experience_n that_o since_o the_o say_a assembly_n where_o that_o resolution_n be_v most_o hot_o take_v which_o we_o esteem_v most_o unpeaceable_a all_o thing_n in_o the_o empire_n have_v grow_v worse_a and_o worse_o and_o somewhat_o after_o the_o restitution_n be_v propound_v for_o this_o regard_n because_o the_o ban_n the_o execution_n and_o the_o translation_n which_o as_o you_o know_v follow_v thereupon_o be_v all_o resolve_v without_o the_o knowledge_n or_o assent_n of_o the_o electour_n which_o assent_n be_v nevertheless_o necessary_a if_o so_o