Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	good_a	great_a	time_n	5,928	5	3.4202	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35316	Military instructions for the cavallrie, or, Rules and directions for the service of horse collected out of divers forrein authours, ancient and modern, and rectified and supplied according to the present practice of the Low-Countrey warres.	Cruso, John, d. 1681.	1644 (1644)	Wing C7433; ESTC R23795	103,386	72

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send_n of_o a_o small_a number_n they_o may_v save_v themselves_o without_o loss_n by_o leave_v only_o some_o few_o to_o make_v the_o retreat_n chap._n iii_o of_o ambuscadoe_n it_o be_v a_o ordinary_a thing_n in_o war_n to_o study_v how_o to_o endamage_v a_o enemy_n and_o to_o distract_v his_o force_n to_o which_o purpose_n all_o possible_a mean_n must_v be_v use_v especial_o when_o the_o camp_n lie_v near_o each_o other_o the_o cavallry_n must_v principal_o be_v employ_v to_o travel_v and_o molest_v the_o enemy_n sometime_o by_o hinder_v he_o from_o his_o victual_n sometime_o by_o endamage_v his_o forager_n sometime_o by_o send_v some_o troop_n even_o up_o to_o his_o camp_n to_o take_v some_o booty_n by_o that_o mean_n 9_o mean_n boni_fw-la deuce_n no_o capertomarte_n in_o q●o_fw-la est_fw-la comm●ne_fw-la periculum_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la occulto_fw-la sempe●_n avemant_fw-fr ut_fw-la integris_fw-la suis_fw-la quantò_fw-la possunt_fw-la holle_n interimant_fw-la cerie_n u●l_fw-la 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horse_n of_o service_n by_o reason_n that_o with_o they_o they_o must_v go_v to_o forage_v for_o want_n of_o bidet_n or_o nag_n after_o their_o march_n and_o present_o enter_v into_o guard_n in_o the_o army_n or_o quarter_n without_o any_o rest_n to_o refresh_v their_o horse_n he_o be_v not_o to_o suffer_v the_o captain_n either_o to_o make_v officer_n or_o to_o absent_v themselves_o from_o their_o company_n without_o his_o leave_n and_o approbation_n he_o have_v his_o officer_n apart_o and_o in_o that_o which_o concern_v the_o cavallrie_n neither_o the_o lord_n martial_n nor_o lord_n general_n himself_o use_v to_o dispose_v of_o any_o thing_n without_o his_o advice_n if_o he_o pass_v among_o the_o quarter_n of_o cavallrie_n or_o infantry_n his_o trumpet_n be_v to_o sound_v but_o not_o where_o the_o lord_n general_n lodge_v or_o where_o he_o be_v in_o person_n when_o he_o command_v in_o the_o army_n in_o absence_n of_o the_o lord_n general_n upon_o occasion_n of_o fight_n his_o place_n 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infelix_fw-la livius_n 22._o foresee_v with_o good_a judgement_n those_o thing_n which_o may_v succeed_v in_o the_o uncertain_a and_o variable_a accident_n of_o war_n especial_o he_o must_v be_v ibid._n be_v intentus_fw-la sis_fw-la ut_fw-la neque_fw-la tuus_fw-la occasioni_fw-la desis_n neque_fw-la svam_fw-la hosti_fw-la des_fw-fr ibid._n ready_a in_o execution_n for_o suppose_v a_o determination_n never_o so_o well_o ground_v yet_o it_o may_v prove_v vain_a and_o hurtful_a if_o it_o be_v not_o execute_v with_o requisite_a promptitude_n chap._n iii_o of_o the_o lieutenant_n general_n of_o horse_n the_o charge_n of_o the_o lieutenant_n general_n of_o the_o horse_n have_v ever_o be_v hold_v of_o very_o great_a importance_n and_o therefore_o must_v be_v supply_v by_o a_o person_n of_o great_a experience_n and_o valour_n one_o that_o must_v be_v very_o careful_a and_o diligent_a because_o he_o usual_o march_v and_o lodge_v with_o the_o cavallrie_n for_o which_o cause_n he_o ought_v to_o 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