Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	bishop_n	church_n	rome_n	17,242	5	7.2290	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45584	The condemnation of Monsieur Du Pin his history of ecclesiastical authors by the Archbishop of Paris ; together with his own retractation ; translated out of French.; Ordonnance de Monseigneur l'archevesque de Paris portant condamnation d'un livre intitulé Nouvelle bibliothèque des auteurs ecclésiastiques. English	Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Paris (France). Archbishop (1671-1695 : Harlay de Champvallon); Harlay de Champvallon, François de, 1625-1695.	1696 (1696)	Wing H776; ESTC R11961	23,873	36

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