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
A92576	A letter from the Parliament of Scotland to the Parliament of England with severall demands therein, in relation to the King and both kingdomes. Also, the copy of the oath taken by all the members of the Parliament in Scotland, and some orders made since their sitting.	Scotland. Parliament.	1648 (1648)	Wing S1285; Thomason E432_16; ESTC R206149	2,566	10

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