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	law_n	4,029	5	4.5431	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A23570	A briefe note of the benefits that grow to this realme, by the obseruation of fish-daies with a reason and cause wherefore the law in that behalfe made, is ordained. Very necessarie to be placed in the houses of all men, especially common victualers.		1627 (1627)	STC 9978; ESTC S117794	3,514	1

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