Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	aforesaid_a	person_n	power_n	2,045	5	5.0109	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B20625	The many sufferings of an undone gentleman and his family here truly remonstrated to publick commiseration.	Conningsby, Thomas, 1591-1654.	1648 (1648)	Wing C5878A	13,421	16

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