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	lord_n	people_n	4,203	5	4.5705	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88846	Deceptio intelectus & visus. Or the lawyers vviles unmasked Being the plain innocent mans path-way, for a speedy end at a cheap rate, in any perplexed or troublesome cause, without multitudes, or any bauling or wrangling lawyers to obscure the truth, by their jeering, and endeavouring to daunt all that shal speak either as partee, friend, witness or otherwise; which hath been too common. By Edm. Leach, of London, merchant.	Leach, Edmund, 17th century.	1652 (1652)	Wing L767A; ESTC R230379	17,520	64

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petitioner_n have_v judgement_n against_o one_o thomas_n wright_n for_o 7007_o li_fw-mi and_o 1_o s._n and_o have_v he_o in_o execution_n for_o the_o same_o in_o the_o custody_n of_o sir_n john_n lenthall_n kt_n and_o the_o say_a sir_n john_n suffer_v the_o say_a wright_n to_o escape_v your_o petitioner_n bring_v his_o action_n of_o debt_n against_o sir_n john_n lenthall_n for_o the_o same_o and_o file_v his_o declaration_n in_o hillary_n term_n the_o 2_o of_o february_n 1641._o at_o which_o time_n the_o say_a wright_n be_v escape_v and_o at_o liberty_n and_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o than_o king_n bench_n where_o the_o judgement_n be_v have_v and_o the_o action_n bring_v judgement_n be_v to_o be_v enter_v according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o say_a court_n but_o to_o prevent_v the_o same_o sir_n john_n bramston_n and_o sir_n thomas_n malet_n kts_n order_v your_o petitioner_n declaration_n to_o be_v file_v as_o of_o easter_n term_n 1642._o by_o which_o time_n the_o prisoner_n 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