Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	believe_v	good_a	great_a	1,387	5	2.5396	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40860	The famous tryal in B.R. between Thomas Neale, Esq. and the late Lady Theadosia Ivy the 4th of June, 1684, before the Right Honourable the late Lord Jeffreys, lord chief justice of England, for part of Shadwell in the county of Middlesex ... together with a pamphlet heretofore writ ... by Sir Thomas Ivy ...	Mossam, Elam.; Ivy, Theadosia Stepkins, Lady, d. 1694 or 5?; Neale, Thomas, d. 1699?; Ivie, Thomas. Alimony arraigned, or, The remonstrance and humble appeal of Thomas Ivie, Esq.; England and Wales. Court of King's Bench.	1696 (1696)	Wing F386; ESTC R35557	155,074	101

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the_o will_n she_o be_v his_o wife_n that_o this_o be_v not_o a_o bare_a suggestion_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o be_v very_o evident_a to_o your_o lordship_n she_o and_o her_o solicitor_n zanchey_n have_v often_o avouch_v in_o your_o lordship_n presence_n that_o both_o there_o be_v such_o a_o will_n and_o that_o your_o lordship_n have_v see_v it_o this_o be_v also_o very_a well_o know_v unto_o her_o council_n mr._n maynard_n who_o cause_v to_o be_v deliver_v unto_o sir_n w._n row_v a_o true_a copy_n of_o the_o say_a will_n take_v from_o the_o original_a which_o be_v long_o in_o his_o custody_n but_o such_o be_v the_o plaintiff_n malice_n to_o the_o defendant_n person_n and_o estate_n that_o she_o still_o suppress_v and_o hinder_v the_o prove_v of_o it_o which_o be_v the_o sole_a cause_n of_o the_o continuance_n of_o many_o great_a suit_n and_o vast_a expense_n to_o the_o defendant_n

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