Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	great_a	king_n	kingdom_n	4,596	5	5.5955	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82168	The declaration of the kingdomes of England and Scotland, ioyned in armes for the vindication and defence of their religion, liberties, and lawes, against the popish, prelaticall, and malignant party; by the Honourable Houses of the Parliament of England, and the Honourable Convention of Estates of the kingdome of Scotland, in the yeere 1643. Die Martis 30 Ianuar. 1643. Ordered by the Lords assembled in Parliament, that the declaration of the kingdomes of England and Scotland shall be forthwith printed by the printer belonging to the House of Peeres; and that no man shall presume to print the said declaration after the said printer, as he will answer the contrary at his perill. J. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum.	England and Wales. Parliament.; Scotland. Convention of Estates. aut	1644 (1644)	Wing D691; Thomason E31_3; ESTC R10107	4,884	15

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