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
A48468	More light to Mr. John Lilburnes jury	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1653 (1653)	Wing L2145; ESTC R25137	4,467	8

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