Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	city_n	great_a	people_n	1,556	5	4.4120	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07982	Ciuill considerations vpon many and sundrie histories, as well ancient as moderne, and principallie vpon those of Guicciardin Containing sundry rules and precepts for princes, common-wealths, captaines, coronels, ambassadours and others, agents and seruants of princes, with sundry aduertisements and counsels concerning a ciuill life, gathered out of the examples of the greatest princes and common-wealths in Christendome. Handled after the manner of a discourse, by the Lord Remy of Florence, and done into French by Gabriel Chappuys, Tourangeau, and out of French into English, by W.T.; Considerationi civili sopra l'historie di Francesco Guicciardini e d'altri historici. English	Nannini, Remigio, 1521?-1581?; Traheron, W., attributed name.; W. T., fl. 1601.	1601 (1601)	STC 18348; ESTC S113070	207,479	260

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the_o prince_n may_v be_v the_o occasion_n of_o rebellion_n and_o also_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o estate_n by_o rebellion_n and_o mutiny_n when_o by_o new_a great_a charge_n exaction_n and_o imposition_n the_o people_n province_n and_o city_n fall_v into_o despair_n and_o lose_v their_o patience_n this_o avarice_n consist_v in_o get_v as_o it_o happen_v by_o the_o servant_n and_o captain_n which_o for_o the_o roman_a empire_n govern_v the_o province_n of_o the_o battavians_n while_o as_o the_o empire_n be_v divide_v subject_n covetous_a servant_n and_o officer_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o run_v of_o their_o prince_n and_o rebellion_n of_o his_o subject_n and_o the_o two_o emperor_n at_o war_n together_o these_o governors_n make_v choice_n of_o soldier_n they_o enroll_v the_o old_a man_n to_o the_o

end_n they_o shall_v give_v money_n to_o be_v exempt_v from_o the_o war_n and_o those_o which_o be_v decrepit_a unfit_a and_o unable_a to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o shall_v do_v the_o like_a wherefore_o this_o province_n revolt_v and_o rebel_v and_o civilis_fw-la which_o be_v a_o man_n of_o great_a courage_n and_o noble_o descend_v make_v himself_o chief_a head_n of_o the_o rebellion_n do_v much_o hurt_n and_o damage_n to_o the_o roman_n see_v that_o by_o his_o mean_n this_o province_n shake_v off_o their_o obedience_n this_o avarice_n also_o which_o consist_v as_o a_o man_n may_v say_v in_o this_o pedlerie_n in_o spare_v to_o spend_v when_o need_n require_v be_v find_v in_o the_o servant_n of_o a_o prince_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o estate_n and_o be_v plain_o see_v in_o siluius_n passerin_n who_o pope_n clement_n the_o seven_o have_v establish_v in_o the_o government_n of_o florence_n to_o the_o end_n that_o in_o the_o house_n of_o medicis_n shall_v be_v conserve_v the_o dignity_n of_o government_n as_o tofore_o it_o have_v be_v this_o man_n when_o in_o the_o year_n 1527._o the_o city_n rise_v against_o that_o noble_a family_n after_o the_o news_n of_o the_o sack_n of_o rome_n become_v so_o miserable_a that_o he_o will_v not_o spend_v a_o farthing_n of_o his_o own_o for_o his_o master_n profit_n and_o be_v impossible_a to_o get_v any_o of_o the_o pope_n treasure_n for_o many_o reason_n he_o love_v rather_o to_o depart_v from_o florence_n with_o the_o pope_n nephew_n and_o suffer_v those_o of_o that_o house_n to_o be_v drive_v from_o thence_o then_o that_o he_o will_v put_v his_o hand_n to_o his_o purse_n to_o pay_v the_o soldier_n of_o county_n peter_n de_fw-fr noferi_n which_o he_o have_v there_o to_o guard_v the_o city_n ruin_n the_o avarice_n of_o the_o servant_n and_o captain_n of_o lewes_n the_o 12._o be_v cause_n of_o his_o ruin_n as_o for_o those_o which_o have_v the_o manage_n of_o the_o war_n it_o appear_v in_o the_o servant_n 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as_o do_v king_n artaxerxes_n by_o a_o groom_n of_o his_o chamber_n by_o who_o he_o be_v pray_v and_o entreat_v for_o a_o matter_n very_o inconvenient_a who_o in_o lieu_n of_o that_o which_o he_o desire_v give_v he_o thirty_o talent_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o this_o which_o i_o give_v thou_o do_v not_o make_v i_o less_o rich_a but_o if_o i_o shall_v grant_v that_o which_o thou_o demaunde_v i_o shall_v be_v less_o just_a which_o be_v not_o expedient_a either_o for_o thou_o or_o i_o because_o i_o shall_v lose_v the_o title_n of_o a_o true_a prince_n and_o thou_o shall_v purchase_v the_o dishonour_n to_o be_v a_o servant_n to_o a_o unjust_a prince_n pope_n leo_n the_o ten_o chamber_n pope_n leo_n the_o ten_o his_o discourse_n to_o a_o groom_n of_o his_o chamber_n a_o most_o liberal_a prince_n be_v entreat_v by_o a_o household_n favourite_n of_o he_o that_o it_o will_v please_v he_o to_o bestow_v a_o benefice_n upon_o a_o friend_n of_o he_o who_o know_v that_o the_o request_n be_v neither_o just_a nor_o honest_a and_o that_o he_o shall_v have_v some_o good_a sum_n of_o money_n for_o the_o procure_n hereof_o he_o smile_v demand_v what_o he_o have_v for_o this_o dispatch_n his_o servant_n and_o favourite_n free_o answer_v that_o he_o have_v 200._o ducat_n the_o pope_n mere_o give_v he_o 200._o ducat_n of_o his_o own_o and_o say_v go_v and_o deliver_v thy_o friend_n his_o money_n again_o and_o tell_v he_o that_o thou_o can_v not_o obtain_v this_o favour_n for_o if_o i_o shall_v grant_v unto_o thou_o that_o which_o thou_o demaunde_v i_o shall_v during_o my_o life_n have_v a_o remorse_n of_o conscience_n and_o shall_v be_v repute_v for_o a_o unwise_a prince_n to_o conclude_v then_o i_o say_v that_o when_o prince_n give_v mean_n to_o their_o favourite_n lawful_o to_o enrich_v themselves_o then_o if_o they_o do_v or_o will_v importune_v their_o prince_n to_o do_v any_o unworthy_a thing_n they_o ought_v to_o be_v punish_v with_o severity_n or_o that_o their_o prince_n let_v they_o know_v that_o they_o love_v better_a to_o give_v of_o their_o own_o then_o to_o yield_v or_o be_v induce_v by_o their_o suit_n and_o entreaty_n to_o do_v any_o the_o least_o injustice_n of_o the_o world_n chap._n 75._o it_o be_v very_o dangerous_a to_o let_v slip_n time_n and_o not_o to_o execute_v what_o be_v determine_v principal_o in_o the_o war_n those_o man_n seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v very_o wise_a who_o when_o they_o be_v to_o execute_v some_o enterprise_n of_o great_a importance_n first_o ripe_o consult_v with_o wise_a man_n who_o tell_v they_o their_o opinion_n without_o any_o passion_n of_o love_n or_o hatred_n but_o when_o the_o affair_n be_v ripelie_o debate_v and_o conclude_v that_o there_o rest_v nothing_o but_o the_o execution_n when_o a_o

as_o that_o other_o be_v see_v then_o whether_o i_o be_v thy_o friend_n or_o no_o and_o with_o this_o answer_n the_o importune_a citizen_n withdraw_v himself_o from_o his_o presence_n the_o same_o citizen_n not_o satisfy_v with_o this_o denial_n take_v occasion_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o provost_n of_o the_o field_n or_o skoute_a master_n to_o present_v a_o petition_n unto_o the_o prince_n desire_v that_o office_n the_o prince_n which_o know_v he_o very_o well_o write_v in_o the_o foot_n of_o his_o petition_n in_o this_o manner_n the_o man_n may_v be_v the_o case_n but_o the_o house_n permit_v it_o not_o which_o have_v a_o better_a grace_n in_o italian_a l'huomo_fw-la sarebbe_fw-it il_fw-it caso_fw-la ma'la_fw-fr casa_fw-la non_fw-la lo_o comporta_fw-la when_o then_o a_o man_n obtain_v not_o of_o the_o prince_n the_o grace_n which_o he_o desire_v let_v he_o content_v himself_o or_o fain_o to_o be_v content_v with_o his_o prince_n pleasure_n who_o for_o some_o occasion_n to_o we_o unknown_a deni_v it_o for_o show_v ourselves_o content_a he_o conceive_v no_o evil_a opinion_n of_o we_o and_o may_v upon_o some_o other_o occasion_n be_v better_o dispose_v to_o yield_v to_o our_o desire_n provide_v that_o we_o degenerate_v not_o from_o ourselves_o and_o demand_v not_o such_o thing_n as_o shall_v not_o be_v fit_a and_o convenient_a for_o us._n chap._n 82._o that_o captain_n which_o leave_v a_o strong_a place_n ill_o guard_v to_o take_v another_o commit_v a_o fault_n man_n judgement_n be_v know_v in_o hard_a matter_n which_o bring_v difficulty_n as_o when_o a_o man_n be_v between_o two_o extremity_n and_o carry_v himself_o so_o that_o he_o avoyd_v the_o danger_n of_o the_o one_o and_o acquire_v and_o get_v the_o good_a of_o the_o other_o there_o be_v none_o but_o man_n well_o experience_v and_o such_o as_o oftentimes_o have_v manage_v difficulty_n of_o importance_n which_o be_v of_o such_o judgement_n so_o as_o he_o which_o well_o escape_v out_o 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war_n of_o florence_n it_o happen_v that_o the_o city_n of_o volterra_n be_v take_v by_o the_o enemy_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n the_o florentine_n prick_v forward_o with_o a_o desire_n to_o recover_v it_o again_o for_o that_o that_o the_o fortress_n hold_v still_o for_o they_o they_o write_v to_o ferruzzio_n that_o he_o shall_v attempt_v to_o surprise_v it_o and_o have_v send_v he_o a_o certain_a number_n of_o soldier_n and_o set_v in_o his_o place_n a_o captain_n which_o be_v of_o no_o great_a experience_n in_o the_o war_n make_v he_o to_o leave_v empoli_n to_o go_v to_o recover_v volterra_fw-mi wherefore_o ferruzzio_n either_o trust_n in_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o place_n or_o judge_v that_o lead_v so_o many_o man_n with_o he_o he_o shall_v the_o soon_o effect_v his_o enterprise_n leave_v not_o empoli_n sufficient_o guard_v whereof_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n be_v advertise_v by_o a_o spy_n think_v with_o himself_o that_o it_o may_v be_v win_v and_o send_v thither_o his_o 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