Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	answer_v	king_n	lord_n	1,968	5	4.1168	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15588	The lyf of the holy [and] blessid vyrgyn saynt Wenefryde	Robert, Prior of Shrewsbury, d. 1167.; Caxton, William, ca. 1422-1491.	1485 (1485)	STC 25853; ESTC S121488	22,017	30

¶_o here_o begyn_v the_o lyf_v of_o the_o holy_a &_o blessid_v vyrgyn_v saint_n wenefryde_n in_o the_o west_n end_n of_o great_a britayn_a which_o now_o be_v callyd_v englond_n be_v a_o provynce_n which_o be_v name_v waly_n this_o say_a provynce_n be_v sometime_o inhabyte_v of_o saint_n of_o many_o &_o dyverse_a meryte_n &_o embelissh_v &_o decorate_v unto_o this_o day_n with_o innumerable_a prerogatyvy_v in_o many_o wyse_n among_o who_o there_o be_v a_o holy_a &_o devout_a man_n name_v beunow_v a_o man_n of_o high_a merit_n &_o this_o holy_a man_n lad_n religious_a lyf_v &_o be_v a_o monk_n in_o the_o say_a englond_n he_o edyffy_v chirche_n &_o ordain_v certain_a brother_n &_o preste_n for_o to_o serve_v god_n in_o many_o place_n &_o it_fw-mi be_v so_o y_z t_o by_o dyvyn_a provydence_n he_o be_v warn_v &_o admone_v to_o desire_v &_o ask_v of_o a_o myzty_a man_n name_v thevith_n a_o certeyn_a place_n to_o build_v on_o a_o chirch_n for_o his_o helthe_n which_o he_o dyligent_o demand_v &_o the_o seid_v thevith_n grant_v to_o he_o glad_o &_o with_o good_a w●●_n &_o also_o commyse_v to_o he_o his_o douzter_n name_v wenefrede_v who_o 〈◊〉_d love_v tender_o for_o to_o be_v instruct_v &_o tauzt_v prayeng_a he_o to_o bisech_v almyzty_a god_n that_o he_o will_v dispose_v her_o conversation_n to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d &_o honour_n of_o he_o which_o thing_n god_n know_v what_o shall_v ●●●we_v thereof_o will_v not_o suffer_v she_o to_o be_v lose_v ne_o perissh_v for_o the_o maid_n wenefrede_v desire_v by_o a_o ardaunt_a desire_n to_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n in_o time_n come_a and_o such_o thing_n as_o she_o understode_v by_o string_n of_o she_o ever_o be_v she_o hold_v &_o enprynt_v fast_o in_o her_o mind_n &_o that_o she_o conceyve_v in_o she_o thouzt_v purpose_a very_o ●accomplyss●●_n hast●ly_o in_o werke_n so_o thenne_n by_o thynspyration_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n this_o holy_a vyrgyn_v prouffyte_v in_o virtue_n show_v unto_o ●er_n master_v fe●_n now_o the_o very_a purpose_n 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