Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	great_a	king_n	power_n	10,273	5	4.9736	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91272	The second part of the narrative concerning the Armies force and violence upon the Commons House, and Members.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1648 (1648)	Wing P4074A; Thomason E477_19; ESTC R9402	4,437	8

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