Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	case_n	court_n	judgement_n	1,563	5	5.9494	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52201	Acts and laws passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England begun and held at Boston, the thirty-first of May, 1699, and continued by several prorogations unto Wednesday the thirteenth of March following, and then Sat.; Laws, etc.	Massachusetts.	1700 (1700)	Wing M955; ESTC R25493	24,499	18

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the_o produce_v thereof_o to_o be_v employ_v towards_o the_o defence_n of_o such_o town_n or_o precinct_n and_o support_v of_o the_o garrison_n within_o the_o same_o employ_v forfeiture_n how_o to_o be_v employ_v and_o not_o otherwise_o and_o the_o select_a man_n or_o major_a part_n of_o they_o together_o with_o the_o chief_a military_a officer_n of_o such_o town_n or_o precinct_n be_v hereby_o enjoin_v and_o order_v to_o give_v notice_n by_o certificate_n in_o write_v under_o their_o hand_n into_o the_o clerk_n office_n of_o the_o superior_a court_n of_o judicature_n of_o the_o removal_n of_o any_o such_o person_n or_o person_n as_o aforesaid_a and_o the_o clerk_n on_o receipt_n thereof_o shall_v issue_v out_o a_o scire_fw-la facias_fw-la require_v the_o person_n or_o person_n so_o remove_v to_o appear_v at_o the_o next_o superior_a court_n of_o judicature_n to_o sit_v within_o the_o same_o county_n to_o show_v cause_n if_o any_o there_o be_v why_o judgement_n shall_v not_o be_v 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