Selected quad for the lemma: reason_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
reason_n	great_a	king_n	war_n	3,914	5	6.1509	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11787	A Second part of Spanish practises, or, A Relation of more particular wicked plots, and cruell, in humane, perfidious, and vnnaturall practises of the Spaniards with, more excellent reasons of greater consequence, deliuered to the Kings Maiesty to dissolue the two treaties both of the match and the Pallatinate, and enter into warre with the Spaniards : whereunto is adioyned a worthy oration appropriated, vnto the most mighty and illustrious princes of Christendome, wherein the right and lawfulnesse of the Nederlandish warre against Phillip King of Spaine is approued and demonstrated.	Scott, Thomas, 1580?-1626.; Verheiden, W.; Strategia e organizzazione (Firm)	1624 (1624)	STC 22078.5; ESTC S1714	34,814	46

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