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	year_n	3,635	5	4.7641	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64759	British antiquities revived, or, A friendly contest touching the soveraignty of the three princes of VVales in ancient times managed with certain arguments whereunto answers are applyed by Robert Vaughan, Esq. ; to which is added the pedigree of the Right Honourable the Earl of Carbery, Lord President of Wales ; with a short account of the five royall tribes of Cambria, by the same author.	Vaughan, Robert, 1592-1667.	1662 (1662)	Wing V139; ESTC R13109	35,406	50

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sovereignty_n over_o all_o wales_n after_o these_o tumult_n and_o turmoil_n lhewelyn_n ap_fw-mi jorwerth_n prince_n of_o north-wales_n to_o prevent_v all_o doubt_n that_o may_v arise_v concern_v his_o right_n make_v all_o southwales_n and_o powis_n swear_v fealty_n unto_o he_o as_o the_o book_n of_o conwey_n make_v good_a wherein_o we_o read_v that_o they_o acknowledge_v the_o like_a fealty_n to_o david_n his_o son_n and_o lhewelyn_n the_o last_o prince_n but_o as_o concern_v the_o unkind_a deal_n of_o griff_n ap_fw-mi conan_n with_o gr_n ap_fw-mi rees_n and_o gr_n ap_fw-mi conan_n go_v to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n i_o can_v see_v how_o that_o deserve_v a_o answer_n as_o a_o argument_n for_o the_o sovereignty_n in_o the_o prince_n of_o southwales_n last_o you_o affirm_v that_o the_o lord_n rees_n surrender_v his_o title_n to_o the_o principality_n of_o wales_n to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n which_o seem_v unto_o i_o most_o improbable_a consider_v he_o will_v not_o voluntary_o depose_v himself_o of_o such_o royal_a pre-eminence_n and_o