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	parliament_n	petition_n	2,565	5	9.5981	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25852	An Account of the proceedings to judgment against the Charter of the City of London, as it was given in Court of Kings Bench, the 12th of this instant June, Anno Dom. 1683		1683 (1683)	Wing A373; ESTC R9579	2,314	2

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