Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	ambassador_n	king_n	send_v	1,989	5	5.9831	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17102	Ane detectioun of the duinges of Marie Quene of Scottes thouchand the murder of hir husband, and hir conspiracie, adulterie, and pretensed mariage with the Erle Bothwell. And ane defence of the trew Lordis, mainteineris of the Kingis graces actioun and authoritie. Translatit out of the Latine quhilke was written by G.B.; De Maria Scotorum regina. English	Buchanan, George, 1506-1582.; Wilson, Thomas, 1525?-1581.	1571 (1571)	STC 3981; ESTC S106062	74,775	174

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one_fw-mi detectioun_n of_o the_o duinge_n of_o marie_n queen_n of_o scot_n touchand_v the_o murder_n of_o her_o husband_n and_o her_o conspiracy_n adultery_n and_o pretence_a marriage_n with_o the_o earl_n bothwell_n and_o one_fw-mi defence_n of_o the_o true_a lordis_n mainteineris_fw-la of_o the_o king_n grace_n actioun_n and_o authority_n translatit_fw-la out_o of_o the_o latin_a quhilke_n be_v write_v by_o g._n b._n quhairas_n of_o thing_n judicial_o determinit_fw-la within_o any_o dominioun_n to_o haif_n account_v demandit_n by_o strangeris_fw-la be_v to_o sic_fw-la as_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o forane_n iurisdictioun_n baith_o strange_a and_o also_o for_o the_o strangeness_n displeasant_a to_o we_o above_o all_o uther_n it_o ought_v to_o be_v most_o grevous_a quha_o be_v drive_v to_o this_o straight_a of_o necessity_n that_o quhase_v fault_n we_o desire_v to_o cover_v their_o life_n we_o be_v enforce_v to_o accuse_v unless_o we_o will_v ourselves_o be_v account_v the_o most_o 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