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
A54690	A plea for the pardoning part of the soveraignty of the kings of England	Philipps, Fabian, 1601-1690.	1682 (1682)	Wing P2012; ESTC R9266	26,002	72

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