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	word_n	write_v	5,518	5	5.5370	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26370	The life and death of Mahumed, the author of the Turkish religion being an account of his tribe, parents, birth, name, education, marriages, filthiness of life, Alcoran, first proselytes, wars, doctrines, miracles, advancement, &c. / by L. Addison ... author of The present state of the Jews.	Addison, Lancelot, 1632-1703.	1679 (1679)	Wing A523; ESTC R33059	58,749	146

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priest_n learned_a man_n and_o doctor_n and_o appoint_v damascus_n to_o be_v the_o place_n of_o their_o meeting_n these_o by_o public_a proclamation_n he_o command_v to_o bring_v with_o they_o all_o the_o book_n that_o can_v be_v find_v write_v of_o the_o sunè_fw-la and_o of_o mahumeds_n word_n and_o work_n the_o alfaquy_n and_o other_o according_a to_o command_v repair_v to_o damascus_n and_o bring_v with_o they_o the_o say_v book_n the_o caliph_n see_v they_o in_o full_a synod_n communicate_v unto_o they_o the_o purpose_n and_o reason_n of_o their_o assembly_n and_o then_o command_v that_o six_o of_o the_o most_o learned_a alfaquy_n and_o best_a read_v in_o the_o sunè_fw-la shall_v be_v choose_v for_o a_o select_a committee_n out_o of_o the_o two_o hundred_o priest_n that_o be_v there_o meet_v the_o six_o that_o be_v choose_v go_v under_o these_o name_n viz._n muzlir_n bohari_n buhora_n yra_n anecery_n atermindi_n doud_n the_o caliph_n be_v well_o please_v with_o the_o election_n 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