Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	according_a	court_n	law_n	1,543	5	4.8094	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92236	Reasons for the Earl of Maclesfeld's bill in Parliament for dissolving the marriage between him and his wife, and illegitimating her spurious issue		1697 (1697)	Wing R513A; ESTC R42543	7,994	8

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illegitimate_v and_o disinherit_v the_o issue_n beget_v or_o to_o be_v beget_v on_o her_o body_n and_o enact_n that_o all_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o earl_n and_o of_o his_o father_n shall_v be_v in_o the_o same_o plight_n and_o condition_n and_o person_n inheritable_a to_o it_o as_o if_o she_o have_v no_o child_n preserve_v the_o settlement_n of_o the_o estate_n which_o move_v from_o the_o earl_n father_n in_o all_o the_o limitation_n other_o than_o to_o she_o and_o her_o issue_n as_o to_o the_o estate_n which_o come_v from_o her_o father_n give_v she_o what_o she_o have_v by_o the_o settlement_n in_o bishops-castle_n during_o the_o earl_n life_n or_o after_o his_o death_n so_o that_o it_o extend_v not_o beyond_o she_o own_o life_n as_o to_o sutton_n preserve_v all_o the_o interest_n after_o the_o earl_n death_n without_o restriction_n for_o bishop_n castle_n estate_n it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o this_o which_o be_v value_v at_o 10000_o l._n with_o 2000_o pay_v be_v to_o be_v 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