Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	appear_v	king_n	time_n	1,388	5	3.3713	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45326	The life & death of that renowned John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester comprising the highest and hidden transactions of church and state, in the reign of King Henry the 8th, with divers morall, historicall and political animadversions upon Cardinall Wolsey, Sir Thomas Moor, Martin Luther : with a full relation of Qu. Katharines divorce / carefully selected from severall ancient records by Tho. Baily ...	Hall, Richard, 1535 or 6-1604.; Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547. Testamentum.; Bayly, Thomas, d. 1657?	1655 (1655)	Wing H424; ESTC R230	97,933	254

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hill_n twenty_o mile_n from_o rochester_n on_o the_o top_n whereof_o he_o rest_v himself_o descend_v from_o his_o horse_n and_o cause_v to_o be_v bring_v before_o he_o such_o victual_n as_o he_o have_v cause_v to_o be_v bring_v thither_o for_o that_o purpose_n he_o say_v he_o will_v now_o make_v use_n of_o his_o time_n and_o dine_v in_o the_o open_a air_n while_o as_o he_o may_v after_o which_o dinner_n he_o cheerful_o take_v his_o horse_n and_o come_v to_o london_n the_o same_o night_n the_o day_n of_o his_o appearance_n be_v come_v he_o present_v himself_o before_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n at_o lambeth_n the_o lord_n audely_n chancellor_n of_o england_n thomas_n cromwell_n the_o king_n secretary_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o commissioner_n authorise_v under_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n to_o call_v before_o they_o who_o they_o please_v and_o to_o tender_v unto_o they_o the_o foresay_a oath_n then_o sit_v at_o lambeth_n where_o at_o the_o same_o tune_n the_o bishop_n meet_v with_o sir_n thomas_n moor_n who_o welcome_v and_o salute_v the_o bishop_n in_o these_o term_n well_o meet_v my_o lord_n i_o hope_v we_o shall_v meet_v in_o heaven_n to_o which_o the_o bishop_n reply_v this_o shall_v be_v the_o way_n sir_n thomas_n for_o it_o be_v a_o very_a strait_a gate_n we_o be_v in_o there_o have_v be_v doctor_n wilson_n sometime_o the_o king_n confessor_n who_o together_o with_o sir_n thomas_n moor_n have_v both_o of_o they_o refuse_v the_o oath_n a_o little_a before_o the_o bishop_n come_v for_o which_o the_o knight_n be_v commit_v for_o the_o present_a to_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o abbot_n of_o westminster_n as_o the_o doctor_n have_v be_v former_o commit_v to_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n at_o which_o time_n also_o the_o clergy_n of_o london_n be_v warn_v to_o appear_v about_o the_o same_o business_n who_o all_o of_o they_o take_v the_o oath_n at_o the_o same_o time_n then_o be_v it_o that_o the_o b●shop_n of_o r●chester_n be_v call_v before_o the_o archbishop_n etc._n etc._n who_o put_v the_o b●sh●p_n in_o remembrance_n of_o the_o act_n which_o be_v make_v by_o the_o late_a parliament_n wh●ch_n have_v provide_v a_o o●th_n to_o be_v administer_v to_o all_o person_n within_o this_o realm_n concern_v the_o establishment_n of_o the_o succession_n etc._n etc._n how_o all_o the_o lord_n both_o spiritual_a and_o temporal_a have_v take_v the_o say_a oath_n only_o himself_o except_v how_o grievous_o his_o majesty_n be_v offend_v with_o he_o therefore_o how_o he_o have_v give_v strict_a charge_n to_o himself_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o commissioner_n to_o call_v he_o before_o they_o and_o to_o tender_v unto_o he_o the_o oath_n once_o more_o present_v unto_o he_o the_o oath_n lay_v it_o before_o he_o and_o demand_v of_o he_o what_o he_o will_v say_v thereto_o the_o good_a man_n peruse_v