Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	time_n	write_v	year_n	7,404	5	4.7660	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02141	Unto his Grace his Majesties High Commissioner and the right honourable Estates of Parliament. The petition of Sir Robert Chiesly present Lord Provost of the burgh of Edinburgh, John Robertson, George Home, Archibald Rule, and Adam Brown, present bailies thereof, Hugh Blair Dean of Gild and Patrick Thomson theasaurer [sic]. For themselves and in name of the whole council and community of said burgh.	Chiesly, Robert.	1695 (1695)	Wing C3846B; ESTC R175766	3,008	6

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