Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	adultery_n	commit_v	wife_n	2,548	5	8.1753	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06878	The Roman historie containing such acts and occurrents as passed under Constantius, Iulianus, Iovianus, Valentinianus, and Valens, emperours. Digested into 18. bookes, the remains of 31. and written first in Latine by Ammianus Marcellinus: now translated newly into English. Wherunto is annexed the chronologie, serving in stead of a briefe supplement of those former 13. bookes, which by the iniurie of time are lost: together with compendious annotations and coniectures upon such hard places as occurre in the said historie. Done by Philemon Holland of the citie of Coventrie, Doctor in Physicke.; Rerum gestarum libri. English	Ammianus Marcellinus.; Holland, Philemon, 1552-1637.	1609 (1609)	STC 17311; ESTC S114268	628,185	520

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and_o german_n enter_v also_o into_o spain_n euseb_n 6_o 1018_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr odenatus_n be_v assume_v by_o gallienus_n into_o the_o fellowship_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o style_v augustus_n tr._n pollio_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr posthumius_fw-la with_o his_o son_n posthumus_n be_v kill_v in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o empire_n among_o the_o gaul_n by_o a_o train_n that_o lollianus_n lay_v for_o he_o treble_a pollio_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr theheresie_n of_o samosatenus_fw-la be_v oppugn_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o synod_n and_o godly_a learned_a pastor_n of_o the_o church_n eusebius_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 4237_o 267_o ¶_o gallienus_n aug._n the_o seven_o time_n sabimlius_n the_o frank_n saxon_n and_o german_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o antharius_n and_o lutterus_n son_n of_o bartherus_n &_o marbodus_n king_n of_o the_o saxon_n force_n tarracon_n a_o city_n of_o spain_n and_o lay_v it_o even_o with_o the_o ground_n euseb_n trithemius_n 7_o 1019_o 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event_n be_v at_o length_n by_o aurelianus_n but_o not_o before_o he_o have_v lay_v down_o the_o imperial_a dignity_n promote_v to_o sundry_a honour_n tr._n pollio_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 4239_o 269_o ¶_o ovinius_fw-la paternus_n the_o second_o time_n marinianus_n aureolus_n emperor_n in_o illyricum_n after_o he_o have_v put_v tetricus_n to_o flight_n conclude_v a_o peace_n with_o gallienus_n which_o be_v soon_o after_o dissolve_v and_o break_v gallienus_n together_o with_o his_o brother_n be_v at_o milan_n by_o the_o soldier_n of_o aureolus_n slay_v about_o the_o 22._o of_o march_n tr._n pollio_n 1_o 1021_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr after_o gallienus_n succeed_v  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr m._n aurelius_n flavius_n claudius_fw-la who_o rule_v one_o year_n ten_o month_n &_o fifteen_o day_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 4240_o 270_o ¶_o m._n aurel._n fl._n claud._n aug._n the_o second_o time_n ovinius_fw-la paternus_n claudius_n the_o emperor_n vanquish_v aureolus_n &_o disseise_v he_o of_o his_o empire_n he_o subdue_v the_o goth_n waste_v illyricum_n &_o macedonia_n &_o in_o battle_n slay_v of_o they_o 320000._o tr._n pollio_n 2_o 1022_o 4241_o 271_o ¶_o flavius_z antiochianus_fw-la furius_n orfitus_n the_o four_o day_n of_o february_n claudius_n die_v after_o who_o succeed_v m._n aurelius_n quinctilius_n his_o brother_n who_o the_o twenty_o day_n of_o february_n be_v kill_v 1_o 1023_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr after_o claudius_n succeed_v  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr l._n domitius_n aurelius_n valeria_n aurelianus_n who_o govern_v the_o empire_n four_o year_n eleven_o month_n and_o seven_o day_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr he_o giveth_z the_o suevian_o and_o sarmatian_n a_o overthrow_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr the_o marcoman_o that_o waste_v italy_n he_o overcom_v at_o placentia_n fl._n vopiscus_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr this_n aurelianus_n be_v a_o severe_a rigorous_a and_o bloody_a prince_n he_o kill_v his_o own_o sister_n 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provincialle_n tear_n let_v he_o have_v his_o wage_n in_o his_o belt_n and_o not_o in_o the_o tavern_n and_o taphouse_n of_o this_o aurelianus_n vopiscus_n write_v thus_o that_o many_o reckon_v he_o neither_o among_o good_a prince_n nor_o bad_a for_o that_o he_o want_v clemency_n the_o principal_a virtue_n of_o a_o prince_n and_o himself_o say_v he_o be_v a_o necessary_a prince_n rather_o than_o a_o good_a  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 4242_o 272_o ¶_o aurelianus_n pomponius_n bassus_n a_o seditious_a broil_n arise_v in_o rome_n while_o the_o emperor_n make_v war_n against_o the_o marcoman_o vopiscus_n 2_o 1024_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr constantinus_n magnus_n who_o afterwards_o be_v emperor_n this_o year_n be_v bear_v in_o britanny_n who_o father_n be_v constantius_n and_o his_o mother_n helena_n bucholcer_n samosatenus_fw-la be_v declare_v a_o heretic_n and_o cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n eusebius_n and_o other_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 4243_o 273_o ¶_o quietus_n voldumianus_n after_o the_o marcoman_o war_n be_v dispatch_v the_o author_n of_o the_o foresay_a sedition_n in_o rome_n be_v grievous_o punish_v aurelianus_n vanquisheth_z the_o barbarian_n in_o illyricum_n and_o thracia_n cannabas_n the_o leader_n of_o the_o goth_n he_o kill_v on_o the_o further_a side_n of_o danubius_n vopiscus_n 3_o 1025_o 4244_o 274_o ¶_o m._n claudius_n tacitus_n who_o afterward_o be_v call_v augustus_n m_o moecius_n memmius_n balburius_n furius_n placidianus_n after_o the_o barbarian_n be_v subdue_v aurelianus_n march_v into_o the_o east_n and_o recover_v many_o piece_n that_o have_v be_v lose_v he_o vanquisheth_z queen_n zenobia_n and_o take_v her_o prisoner_n one_o firmius_n seize_v egypt_n into_o his_o hand_n and_o keep_v it_o which_o soon_o after_o be_v by_o valerianus_n a_o great_a captain_n recover_v vopiscus_n 4_o 1026_o 4245_o 275_o ¶_o imp._n aurelianus_n august_n the_o second_o time_n c._n julius_n capitolinus_n aurelianus_n triumph_v over_o his_o enemy_n vanquish_v he_o build_v a_o temple_n 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