Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	find_v	great_a	part_n	2,343	5	4.0454	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60490	To the Honourable House of Commons, now assembled in Parliament the humble remonstrance of Iohn Smith, in behalf of the inhabitants of Margate.	Smith, John, of Sandwich, draper.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1646 (1646)	Wing S4120; ESTC R3398	6,313	8

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admiralty_n be_v that_o you_o will_v be_v please_v to_o give_v your_o order_n and_o present_a direction_n for_o what_o you_o intend_v and_o conceive_v fit_a to_o be_v do_v touch_v the_o whole_a business_n and_o thereby_o i_o and_o many_o more_o shall_v have_v cause_n to_o bless_v god_n for_o you_o and_o shall_v ever_o be_v ready_a upon_o all_o occasion_n to_o express_v my_o thankfulness_n and_o approve_v myself_o to_o be_v your_o lordship_n in_o all_o respective_a obedience_n john_n smith_n july_n 14._o 1646._o the_o copy_n of_o a_o certificate_n from_o the_o mayor_n and_o jurate_n of_o the_o town_n of_o dover_n to_o all_o christian_a people_n to_o who_o these_o present_n shall_v come_v john_n golder_n gent._n mayor_n of_o the_o town_n and_o port_n of_o dover_n in_o the_o county_n of_o kent_n and_o the_o jurat_n of_o the_o same_o send_v greeting_n in_o our_o lord_n god_n everlasting_a forasmuch_o as_o we_o hold_v it_o the_o office_n of_o magistrate_n and_o the_o duty_n of_o all_o 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