Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	bishop_n	common_a	prayer_n	2,849	5	5.9146	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85599	A great fight in VVales between Collonell Horton and Collonell Powel: and the number of those that are slaine and taken prisoners : with the names of the chief. Also the manner of that, and other fights, between both armies. With the taking of Brecknock. And 10 considerable officers and divers prisoners May 3. 1648. Imprimatur Gil. Mabbot.		1648 (1648)	Wing G1701; Thomason E438_2; ESTC R204747	1,741	8

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