Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	power_n	say_a	time_n	4,216	5	4.3825	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A22435	By the King a proclamation touching tobacco.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.	1627 (1627)	STC 8853; ESTC S122709	4,439	3

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