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
A44190	Memoirs of Denzil Lord Holles, Baron of Ifield in Sussex, from the year 1641 to 1648	Holles, Denzil Holles, Baron, 1599-1680.; Toland, John, 1670-1722.	1699 (1699)	Wing H2464; ESTC R3286	102,621	252

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