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
A56169	The good old cause rightly stated, and the false un-cased	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1659 (1659)	Wing P3970; ESTC R219597	8,694	8

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