Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	king_n	kingdom_n	parliament_n	3,192	5	6.6091	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88909	A short declaration by Colonel Edward Massie, (one of the imprisoned Members of the House of Commons; lately a prisoner at S. James's-house, Westminster; under the power of the sword, in the hands of that rebellious Army under the command of the Lord Fairfax) for his vindication. Together with his protestation against the illegall and tyrannicall proceedings of the said Army. January 19. An. Dom. 1648	Massey, Edward, Sir, 1619?-1674?	1649 (1649)	Wing M1038; Thomason E541_7; ESTC R202940	5,824	8

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