Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	authority_n	person_n	power_n	2,378	5	4.6585	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42762	The humble representation of the Commission of the Generall Assembly to the Honourable Estates of Parliament upon their declaration lately communicate [sic] to us, Edinburgh, 28 Aprile, 1648.	Church of Scotland. General Assembly. Commission.; Gillespie, George, 1613-1648.	1648 (1648)	Wing G750; ESTC R21600	19,469	30

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