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
A95394	To the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England Scotland and Ireland the humble petition of Richard Tuttell, Barbican London.	Tuttell, Richard.	1654 (1654)	Wing T3388; Thomason 669.f.19[10]; ESTC R212071	2,301	1

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in_o his_o hand_n but_o the_o petitioner_n know_v nothing_o of_o it_o nor_o receive_v any_o asset_n of_o the_o say_a clark_n estate_n with_o his_o wife_n desire_v a_o small_a time_n to_o put_v in_o his_o answer_n to_o their_o charge_n which_o be_v ready_a the_o petitioner_n wait_v upon_o the_o say_a trustee_n near_o half_a a_o year_n with_o it_o but_o can_v not_o in_o any_o wise_a be_v hear_v therefore_o not_o know_v what_o to_o do_v he_o retain_v a_o counsellor_n think_v they_o will_v hear_v he_o and_o upon_o his_o motion_n they_o order_v they_o to_o attend_v about_o 9_o or_o 10_o of_o the_o clock_n the_o next_o day_n and_o then_o they_o shall_v be_v hear_v counsel_n and_o the_o petitioner_n attend_v they_o at_o the_o time_n aforesaid_a but_o can_v not_o be_v admit_v into_o they_o till_o they_o be_v force_v to_o press_v in_o after_o 8_o of_o the_o clock_n at_o night_n and_o assoon_o as_o the_o counfell_n begin_v to_o speak_v in_o the_o bufine_v they_o ask_v he_o what_o he_o be_v 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