Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	court_n	justice_n	law_n	3,065	5	4.7299	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91637	A Remonstrance or narrative by way of complaint to the Kings most excellent Majesty, and the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament in behalf of Robert Oxwicke and company, owners of the ship Endeavour, and of Richard Baker and company, proprietors of the said ships lading ... against Giles de la Roach and company, all subjects to the French king, wherein is faithfully described their horrid act of piracy at sea, committed the 21th of November 1655, English style, against the said English, by the said de la Roach and other French-men ... contrary to the articles of peace concluded the 3d of November 1655 ...		1660 (1660)	Wing R1025A; ESTC R42559	10,559	7

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