Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	abuse_n	abuse_v	according_a	13	3	4.1862	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09487	The counsellor of estate Contayning the greates and most remarkeable considerations seruing for the managing of publicke affaires. Diuided into three parts. The first contaynes the meanes to settle an estate. The secund, the meanes to perserue it. And the third, the meanes to encrease it. Written in French by one of the ancient counsellors to the most Christian kings, Henry the Fourth, and Levvis the thirteenth. Translated by E.G.; Conseiller d'estat. English	Béthune, Philippe de, comte de Selles et de Charost, 1561-1649.; Grimeston, Edward.	1634 (1634)	STC 1977; ESTC S101680	238,642	366

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the_o verification_n of_o edict_n by_o the_o course_n of_o parliament_n chapter_n 6._o of_o the_o reputation_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o mean_n by_o the_o which_o a_o prince_n do_v purchase_v authority_n of_o the_o prince_n wisdom_n and_o valour_n that_o a_o prince_n ought_v to_o have_v a_o universal_a knowledge_n of_o all_o science_n the_o mean_n to_o purchase_v this_o general_a knowledge_n the_o practice_n of_o many_o great_a prince_n of_o experience_n the_o knowledge_n of_o history_n necessary_a for_o a_o prince_n chapter_n 7._o rule_n and_o necessary_a instruction_n for_o a_o prince_n to_o be_v hold_v wise_a chapter_n 8._o of_o deceit_n and_o cunning._n that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o prince_n to_o use_v fraud_n cunning_a and_o deceit_n and_o in_o what_o manner_n diverse_a kind_n of_o cunning._n of_o distrust_n of_o dissimulation_n diverse_a practice_n and_o intelligence_n of_o prince_n in_o one_o another_o estate_n of_o equivocation_n good_a word_n promise_n letter_n 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