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	lord_n	word_n	2,104	5	3.9074	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97100	Juries justified: or, A word of correction to Mr. Henry Robinson; for his seven objections against the trial of causes, by juries of twelve men. / By William Walwin. Published by authority.	Walwyn, William, 1600-1681.	1651 (1651)	Wing W684; Thomason E618_9; ESTC R204167	9,867	16

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