Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	bear_v	great_a	king_n	1,542	5	3.5361	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34888	The reply of W.C.	Carter, W. (William)	1677 (1677)	Wing C676E; ESTC R4126	19,955	55

consideration_n where_o the_o nobility_n gentry_n or_o farmer_n will_v find_v a_o market_n for_o their_o commodity_n or_o find_v a_o price_n answerable_a to_o they_o all_o which_o particular_n i_o have_v be_v the_o large_a in_o to_o remove_v that_o mistake_n which_o be_v almost_o as_o destructive_a to_o the_o nation_n as_o the_o pestilence_n itself_o which_o be_v that_o mention_v by_o my_o opponent_n viz._n that_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o merchant_n or_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o cloathy_a and_o artifficer_n be_v not_o consistent_a with_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n the_o contrary_a be_v make_v sufficient_o to_o appear_v my_o opponent_n three_o argument_n be_v that_o wool_n be_v at_o twelve_o pound_n per_n pack_v in_o the_o year_n 1647_o when_o wool_n be_v prohibit_v and_o that_o in_o the_o follow_a year_n it_o be_v sell_v for_o sixteen_o pound_n per_n pack_n but_o that_o wool_n ever_o since_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o say_a prohibition_n as_o be_v pretend_v be_v fall_v of_o its_o price_n and_o be_v now_o not_o worth_a above_o four_o or_o five_o pound_n per_n pack_n in_o which_o argument_n there_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o failure_n in_o two_o respect_n one_o as_o if_o the_o wool_n of_o the_o nation_n have_v never_o bear_v any_o price_n since_o the_o time_n of_o the_o prohibition_n whereas_o it_o may_v be_v make_v appear_v that_o after_o the_o year_n 1650_o wool_n bear_v a_o very_a considerable_a price_n from_o ten_o pound_n per_n pack_v to_o twenty_o four_o pound_n per_n pack_n according_a to_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o say_a wool_n and_o continue_v so_o for_o some_o time_n which_o show_v we_o another_o mistake_n in_o his_o argument_n as_o if_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o price_n of_o wool_n be_v whole_o to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o prohibition_n of_o it_o whereas_o indeed_o there_o be_v two_o other_o cause_n that_o be_v very_o evident_a first_o from_o the_o discouragement_n that_o have_v be_v put_v upon_o the_o clothier_n and_o 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