Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	army_n	great_a	king_n	2,073	5	3.6840	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80106	A collection of divers papers presented unto the Houses of Parliament by the Commissioners of Scotland since May last, 1645.	Scotland. Parliament.; Buchanan, David, 1595?-1652?	1645 (1645)	Wing C5144; Thomason E305_1; ESTC R200320	22,259	40

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kingdom_n of_o scotland_n be_v bring_v if_o the_o house_n of_o parliament_n be_v earnest_o and_o frequent_o desire_v by_o that_o kingdom_n shall_v delay_v to_o join_v in_o seek_v a_o safe_a and_o wellgrounded_n peace_n upon_o term_n already_o agree_v upon_o by_o the_o joint_a consent_n of_o both_o kingdom_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n shall_v not_o provide_v a_o sure_a way_n of_o entertainment_n for_o the_o scotch_a army_n and_o thereby_o enable_v they_o according_a to_o the_o treaty_n to_o prosecute_v the_o war_n when_o this_o be_v lay_v to_o heart_n by_o the_o wisdom_n and_o brotherly_a affection_n of_o the_o house_n of_o parliament_n we_o do_v not_o doubt_v but_o in_o their_o justice_n and_o equity_n they_o will_v judge_v of_o our_o difficulty_n and_o desire_n as_o if_o they_o be_v their_o own_o and_o will_v determine_v and_o do_v as_o in_o the_o like_a case_n they_o will_v expect_v from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o scotland_n 9_o october_n 1645._o by_o command_v of_o the_o commissioner_n for_o the_o parliament_n of_o scotland_n john_n cheisley_n finis_fw-la