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	justice_n	law_n	2,366	5	4.6314	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97066	The peace-maker. Being a letter sent from J.W. in London to N.C. his friend and countrey-man in Holland, to be communicated unto others for publique good wherein is set forth the state of the last treatie: and what advantage it will be to the Netherlanders, to accept the offer which the Councell of England then made to their messengers. Being according to the Dutch copie.	J. W.; N. C.	1653 (1653)	Wing W61; Thomason E724_7; ESTC R204158	8,304	19

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