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	majesty_n	parliament_n	2,513	5	6.5549	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77378	The loyall convert, (according to the Oxford copy.) A convert will be loyall: or, some short annotations on this book; / by W. Bridges. Published by authority.	Bridges, W., fl. 1644.; Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644. Loyall convert.	1644 (1644)	Wing B4483B; Thomason E257_2; ESTC R210047	51,595	31

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