Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	day_n	law_n	read_v	3,068	5	6.6616	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66452	The excellency and præheminence of the lavv of England, above all other humane lawes in the world asserted in a learned reading upon the statute of 35 to 8. Cap. 6 : concerning tryals by jury of twelve men and tales be circumstanibus / by Thomas Williams ...	Williams, Thomas, 1513?-1566.; Hale, Matthew, Sir, 1609-1676.; Risden, Thomas.; Gray's Inn.	1680 (1680)	Wing W2772; ESTC R2394	108,060	305

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