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
A93945	A letter sent from the Earle of Strafford to his lady in Ireland, a little before his death: May 11. 1641. Together vvith a speech of Mr. Plydell Esquire concerning the church; Feb. 8. 1641.	Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, Earl of, 1593-1641.; Pleydell, William, b. 1601 or 2.	1641 (1641)	Wing S5787; Thomason E208_15; Thomason E208_16; ESTC R17770	1,589	4

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