Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	hear_v	speak_v	word_n	2,671	5	4.1800	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96751	Justitiarius justificatus. = The iustice justified. Being an apologeticall remonstrance, / delivered to the honourable Commissioners, of the Great Seale, by George Wither Esquire, and occasioned by Sir Richard Onslow Knight, with some others, who moved to have him put out of the commission of the peace, in Surrey: in which private-defence, many things are expressed, verie pertinent to publike-consideration; and, top the vindication of the liberties of the subject, in generall, and of magistrates, in particular.	Wither, George, 1588-1667.	1646 (1646)	Wing W3165; Thomason E506_30; ESTC R205589	16,964	15

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farnham-castle_n whereof_o i_o have_v command_v at_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o war_n be_v leave_v imprudent_o if_o not_o treacherous_o to_o the_o enemy_n and_o so_o clear_v myself_o that_o i_o thereby_o give_v those_o who_o be_v unsatisfied_a occasion_n to_o seek_v further_o and_o lay_v the_o fault_n where_o it_o be_v or_o except_o it_o seem_v a_o disrespect_n to_o sir_n richard_n onslow_n that_o i_o shall_v say_v i_o think_v his_o procure_v i_o to_o be_v put_v into_o the_o foresaid_a castle_n be_v not_o for_o that_o end_n which_o he_o first_o pretend_v for_o when_o i_o consider_v the_o series_n and_o concatenation_n of_o his_o proceed_n in_o surrey_n and_o his_o continuing-endeavour_n from_o time_n to_o time_n in_o prosecution_n with_o reference_n to_o that_o castle_n