Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	bring_v	great_a	king_n	3,018	5	3.5536	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44605	Royal institutions being proposals for articles to establish and confirm laws, liberties, & customs of silver & gold mines, to all the king's subjects, in such parts of Africa and America, which are now (or shall be) annexed to, and dependant on the crown of England : with rules, laws and methods of mining and getting precious stones, the working and making of salt-petre, and also, the digging and getting of lead, tin, copper, and quick-silver oars [sic] ... / by Thomas Houghton ...; Royal institutions	Houghton, Thomas, Gent.	1694 (1694)	Wing H2935; ESTC R8964	13,512	140

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flat-work_a shall_v continue_v and_o extend_v itself_o bear_v gold_n or_o the_o oar_n of_o any_o other_o metal_n further_o and_o beyond_o the_o limit_n of_o the_o ground_n so_o possess_v with_o stow_n as_o aforesaid_a for_o flat-works_a that_o then_o the_o first_o and_o next_o taker_n possessor_n and_o stour_n of_o the_o next_o adjoin_v ground_n shall_v hold_v and_o enjoy_v as_o many_o meers_n of_o ground_n each_o mere_a contain_v twenty_o nine_o yard_n of_o square_a ground_n upon_o the_o superficies_n as_o he_o or_o they_o have_v take_v and_o set_v on_o stow_n for_o the_o same_o flat-work_a within_o the_o time_n aforesaid_a and_o so_o successive_o every_o other_o person_n or_o person_n shall_v be_v serve_v soon_o or_o late_a according_a to_o his_o or_o their_o take_v possess_v and_o stow_v up_o of_o the_o same_o flat-work_a be_v it_o in_o gold_n mine_n or_o in_o seam_n and_o bed_n of_o salt-petre_n or_o precious_a stone_n lie_v in_o the_o earth_n soil_n or_o rock_n in_o flat-works_a 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