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	prince_n	time_n	3,325	5	3.4597	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04873	The popish kingdome, or reigne of Antichrist, written in Latine verse by Thomas Naogeorgus, and englyshed by Barnabe Googe; Regnum papisticum. English	Naogeorg, Thomas, 1511-1563.; Googe, Barnabe, 1540-1594.; Naogeorg, Thomas, 1511-1563. Agriculturae sacrae libri quinque. Book 1-2. English. aut	1570 (1570)	STC 15011; ESTC S109280	147,386	198

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