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	law_n	person_n	1,451	5	4.8874	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80984	Orders of His Highnes the Lord Protector, made and published by and with the advice and consent of his council, for putting in speedy and due execution the laws, statutes and ordinances, made and provided against printing unlicensed and scandalous books and panphlets, and for the further regulating of printing. Published by His Highness special command.	England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell); England and Wales. Council of State.	1655 (1655)	Wing C7151; Thomason E1064_58; ESTC R210551	3,351	10

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