Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	according_a	common_a	prayer_n	2,718	5	6.1677	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78980	His Majesties proclamation, concerning the Book of common-prayer, and the Directory for publike vvorship. (Given at Oxford, Novemb. 13. 1645.) With some observations thereupon.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I),; Westminster Assembly (1643-1652)	1645 (1645)	Wing C2563; Thomason E309_13; ESTC R200415	4,992	8

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