Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	common_a	minister_n	prayer_n	5,723	5	6.5785	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00222	Articles to be enquired of, by the Church Wardens and Swornemen within the Archdeaconrie of Middlesex And the trueth thereof to be by them vpon their oathes certainely presented to M. Doctor Squier Archdeacon there or to his officialles, with particular aunsweare to euerie article. 1582.; Visitation articles. 1582	Church of England. Archdeaconry of Middlesex. Archdeacon (1557-1588 : Squier); Squier, Adam, d. 1588.	1582 (1582)	STC 10275; ESTC S111858	6,198	16

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