Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	call_v	father_n	son_n	3,252	5	5.6495	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61145	The history of the city and state of Geneva, from its first foundation to this present time faithfully collected from several manuscripts of Jacobus Gothofredus, Monsieur Chorier, and others / by Isaac Spon ...; Histoire de la ville et de l'état de Genève. English	Spon, Jacob, 1647-1685.; Godefroy, Jacques, 1587-1652.; Chorier, Nicolas, 1612-1692.	1687 (1687)	Wing S5017; ESTC R12216	245,550	265

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vianis_fw-la genavensibus_fw-la lacuus_fw-la that_fw-mi except_o the_o word_n vianis_n which_o may_v be_v a_o mistake_n of_o the_o carver_n all_o the_o rest_n be_v easy_a and_o be_v thus_o in_o english_a lucius_n julius_n brocchus_n valerianus_n bassus_n son_n of_o publius_n and_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o voltinia_n overseer_n of_o the_o workman_n appoint_v to_o make_v engine_n for_o war_n twice_o camp_n master_n of_o the_o eight_o august_n legion_n one_o of_o the_o magistrate_n who_o be_v appoint_v judge_n in_o matter_n of_o equity_n superintendant_n of_o the_o public_a building_n augur_n chief_a prelate_n duumvir_fw-la and_o priest_n in_o the_o colony_n of_o equestres_fw-la give_v the_o lake_n to_o the_o genevoise_n the_o lord_n and_o roman_a magistrate_n who_o be_v lieutenant_n for_o the_o emperor_n in_o their_o province_n have_v great_a authority_n see_v we_o read_v that_o they_o have_v sometime_o dispose_v of_o crown_n so_o that_o it_o need_v not_o seem_v strange_a to_o we_o that_o this_o person_n here-mentioned_n have_v give_v the_o lake_n to_o the_o genevoise_n for_o he_o put_v larum_n in_o the_o plural_a comprise_v perhaps_o other_o lesser_a lake_n of_o the_o country_n with_o the_o lake_n leman_n his_o great_a office_n in_o the_o province_n and_o the_o advantage_n he_o have_v in_o be_v of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o juliuse_n give_v he_o without_o doubt_n this_o power_n and_o what_o can_v make_v more_o plain_o appear_v the_o esteem_n which_o the_o roman_n have_v for_o the_o city_n of_o geneva_n that_o i_o may_v therefore_o the_o better_a set_v forth_o this_o illustrious_a family_n of_o julius_n brocchus_n i_o shall_v produce_v some_o other_o marble_n which_o be_v to_o be_v see_v at_o geneva_n and_o its_o adjacent_a place_n xxv_o at_o nion_n d._n jul._n f._n vol._n ripano_n capitoni_n bassiano_n eqvo_fw-la publico_fw-la honorato_fw-mi praefecto_fw-la fabrum_fw-la trib_o mil._n coh_o i._o gal._n l._n jul._n brocchus_n valeria_n bassus_n filio_fw-la decimus_n julius_n ripanus_n