Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	call_v	see_v	year_n	1,596	5	4.4881	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54081	John Penington's Complaint against William Rogers relating to the memory of his worthy father Isaac Penington in mis-representing and perverting some of his writings in his book entituled The Christian Quaker distinguished from the apostate and innovator &c. : whereunto is subjoined somewhat to manifest his mother Mary Penington's not shunning sufferings for truth &c. occassioned by W.R.'s suggesting the contrary.; Complaint against William Rogers	Penington, John, 1655-1710.; Rogers, William, d. ca. 1709. Christian Quaker distinguished from the apostate & innovator.	1681 (1681)	Wing P1225; ESTC R28797	10,152	17

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