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	say_a	writ_n	1,469	5	10.2245	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B20877	A declaration of the people of God in scorn called Quakers, to all magistrates and people.	Crook, John, 1617-1699.	1659 (1659)	Wing C7201; Interim Tract Supplement Guide 855.f.3[43]; ESTC R202165	5,420	8

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