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
A94425	To his Highness Oliver Lord Protector of the Common-wealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland, with the territories thereunto belonging. The humble petition of the free holders and other well-affected people of this Common wealth, whose names are hereunto subscribed.	England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell)	1655 (1655)	Wing T1365; Thomason 669.f.20[10]; ESTC R211570	5,874	1

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