Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	bishop_n	church_n	word_n	1,785	5	4.1063	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94277	The Scotch souldiers speech concerning the Kings coronation-oath.	Montrose, James Graham, Marquis of, 1612-1650, attributed name.	1647 (1647)	Wing S963; Thomason E387_2; ESTC R201491	10,572	18

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