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
A87780	The Kings forces totally routed by the Parliaments army, under the command of Major Generall Poyntz and Cheshire-Forces, on Routon-Heath, within two miles of Chester, Sept. 24. Together with the state of the siege at Chester; and a list of the lords, knights, commanders and common souldiers slain and taken prisoners; there being above one thousand prisoners taken, and the whole army routed. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that this be forthwith printed and published: H: Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.	England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1645 (1645)	Wing K595; Thomason E303_18; ESTC R200297	4,165	16

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