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	king_n	supremacy_n	2,485	5	10.5338	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67922	Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 1] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.; Actes and monuments	Foxe, John, 1516-1587.	1583 (1583)	STC 11225; ESTC S122167	3,006,471	816

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and_o ordain_v england_n the_o king_n with_o 400._o great_a ship_n take_v his_o journey_n to_o ireland_n where_o he_o subdue_v in_o short_a time_n the_o whole_a land_n unto_o he_o which_o at_o that_o time_n be_v govern_v under_o diverse_a king_n to_o the_o number_n of_o v._o of_o who_o four_o submit_v themselves_o unto_o the_o say_a king_n henry_n only_o the_o five_o who_o be_v the_o king_n of_o jonacta_n deny_v to_o be_v subdue_v keep_v he_o in_o wood_n and_o marsh_n in_o the_o mean_a season_n while_o the_o king_n be_v thus_o occupy_v in_o ireland_n 1172._o the_o two_o cardinal_n that_o be_v send_v from_o the_o pope_n thedinus_fw-la and_o albertus_n be_v come_v to_o normandy_n unto_o who_o the_o king_n the_o next_o year_n follow_v resort_v about_o the_o month_n of_o october_n a_o 1172._o but_o before_o during_o the_o time_n of_o the_o king_n be_v in_o ireland_n the_o bishop_n of_o london_n and_o joceline_n v._o of_o salisbury_n have_v send_v to_o rome_n and_o procure_v their_o 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