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
B05541	A proclamation appointing some forraigne species of gold and silver to be current	Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1649-1685 : Charles II)	1677 (1677)	Wing S1705; ESTC R225702	1,648	1

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concilii_fw-la al._n gibson_n cl._n s_o ti_o concilii_fw-la god_n save_o the_o king_n edinburgh_n print_v by_o the_o heir_n of_o andrew_n anderson_n printer_n to_o his_o most_o sacred_a majesty_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1677._o