Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	king_n	law_n	person_n	8,134	5	5.4280	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13960	The fierie tryall of Gods saints as a counter-poyze to I.W. priest his English Martyrologie. And the detestable ends of popish traytors. ...		1611 (1611)	STC 24269; ESTC S106306	40,636	90

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