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	council_n	pope_n	3,722	5	6.8195	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B01664	The Bishop of St. David's case		1699 (1699)	Wing B3024; ESTC R170667	2,952	3

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parliament_n in_o prejudice_n of_o the_o right_n of_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n this_o the_o bishop_n humble_o hope_n may_v induce_v their_o lordship_n to_o examine_v the_o circumstance_n of_o his_o case_n which_o he_o cheerful_o submit_v to_o such_o equal_a and_o proper_a judge_n robert_n lucy_n a_o avow_a enemy_n to_o the_o bishop_n have_v cause_v many_o scandalous_a report_n to_o be_v raise_v of_o he_o and_o by_o indirect_a practice_n prevail_v upon_o some_o to_o swear_v against_o he_o and_o keep_v other_o from_o witness_v the_o truth_n dress_v up_o a_o libel_n with_o many_o article_n which_o fall_v under_o these_o head_n 1._o simony_n 2._o extortion_n 3._o falsification_n 4._o misapply_v the_o revenue_n of_o the_o church_n 5._o breach_n of_o a_o canon_n in_o the_o manner_n of_o exercise_v ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n 6._o disaffection_n to_o the_o present_a government_n but_o the_o sentence_n be_v only_o upon_o the_o 3_o first_o head_n the_o archbishop_n it_o seem_v be_v 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