Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	act_n	law_n	parliament_n	2,185	5	6.6353	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39287	Some observations upon the Answer to an enquiry into the grounds & occasions of the contempt of the clergy, with some additions in a second letter to R. L. / by the same author.	Eachard, John, 1636?-1697.	1671 (1671)	Wing E60; ESTC R821	82,238	210

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