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
A44184	The case stated concerning the judicature of the House of Peers in the point of appeals	Holles, Denzil Holles, Baron, 1599-1680.	1675 (1675)	Wing H2452; ESTC R23969	31,123	92

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