Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	body_n	know_v	nature_n	1,522	5	5.1798	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10126	The antimoniall cup twice cast: or a treatise concerning the antimoniall cup, shewing the abuse thereof. First, written in Latine by Iames Primrose Dr. of physicke, in consideration of a small pamphlet set forth by the founder of the cup. Translated into English by Robert Wittie, Master of Arts, Philiatr; De calice ex antimonio sive stibio. English	Primerose, James, ca. 1598-1659.; Wittie, Robert, 1613?-1684.	1640 (1640)	STC 20383; ESTC S101194	9,547	38

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close_o without_o any_o fire_n for_o a_o fortnight_n give_v but_o two_o or_o three_o ounce_n of_o that_o wine_n and_o it_o will_v work_v with_o a_o better_a effect_n three_o that_o it_o work_v without_o any_o violence_n it_o be_v not_o so_o for_o i_o know_v many_o that_o have_v take_v it_o who_o have_v be_v grievous_o torment_v with_o it_o and_o this_o be_v common_a to_o all_o vomit_n yea_o even_o when_o they_o be_v provoke_v by_o the_o strength_n of_o nature_n four_o it_o be_v a_o pernicious_a counsel_n to_o suffer_v a_o superpurgation_n and_o physic_n to_o work_v so_o long_o if_o it_o happen_v well_o in_o some_o strong_a body_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v think_v that_o it_o will_v do_v so_o in_o every_o one_o the_o last_o to_o beware_v of_o counterfeit_a cup_n be_v to_o keep_v the_o people_n continual_o bind_v to_o he_o for_o say_v he_o if_o it_o be_v break_v bring_v it_o to_o he_o in_o weight_n and_o for_o ten_o shilling_n he_o will_v give_v you_o a_o new_a one_o this_o be_v the_o 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say_v though_o this_o cup_n shall_v be_v so_o admirable_a yet_o it_o be_v beyond_o the_o capacity_n of_o any_o that_o be_v not_o a_o physician_n to_o adapte_v the_o right_a use_n of_o it_o to_o every_o person_n for_o all_o disease_n time_n and_o place_n as_o we_o have_v say_v already_o nor_o do_v i_o think_v the_o founder_n himself_o have_v the_o full_a knowledge_n of_o these_o thing_n finis_fw-la jmprimatur_fw-la t._n wykes_n april_n 24._o 1640._o