Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	dignity_n	testimony_n	time_n	13	3	2.1253	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11659	The remonstrance of the nobility, barrones, burgesses, ministers and commons within the kingdome of Scotland Vindicating them and their proceedings from the crymes, wherewith they are charged by the late proclamation in England, Feb. 27. 1639.	Church of Scotland. General Assembly.; Henderson, Alexander, 1583?-1646. aut	1639 (1639)	STC 21907; ESTC S116848	16,780	34

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