Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	ecclesiastical_a	jurisdiction_n	power_n	2,742	5	5.2192	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01784	A glasse of the truthe	Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547.	1532 (1532)	STC 11919; ESTC S109575	32,619	82

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