Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	witness_v	word_n	world_n	128	3	4.0022	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15297	The true copye of a prolog wrytten about two C. yeres paste by Iohn Wycklife (as maye iustly be gatherid bi that, that Iohn Bale hath writte[n] of him in his boke entitlid the Summarie of famouse writers of the Ile of great Brita[n]) the originall whereof is founde written in an olde English Bible bitwixt the olde Testament and the Newe. Whych Bible remaynith now in ye Kyng hys maiesties chamber.; Dore of holy scripture	Purvey, John, 1353?-1428?; Wycliffe, John, d. 1384, attributed name.; Crowley, Robert, 1518?-1588.	1550 (1550)	STC 25588; ESTC S119922	80,292	256

and_o drunkenness_n ▪_o be_v stone_v of_o all_o the_o city_n a_o man_n shall_v keep_v the_o ox_n &_o sheep_n of_o his_o brother_n that_o be_v stray_v awei_fw-la &_o bring_v it_o a●…en_o to_o his_o brother_n &_o so_o of_o other_o beast_n &_o of_o each_o thing_n and_o if_o thou_o know_v not_o who_o though_o be_v y_fw-mi ●_o shall_v keep_v though_o still_o till_o thy_o brother_n seek_v and_o receive_v tho_o who_o ever_o do_v avoutrie_n shall_v be_v dead_a and_o if_o a_o man_n defoul_a a_o virgin_n he_o shall_v wed_v she_o and_o yeve_v fifti_n sicle_n of_o silver_n to_o her_o father_n thou_o shall_v not_o take_v a_o servant_n to_o his_o lord_n which_o servant_n flee_v to_o thou_o but_o he_o shall_v dwell_v with_o the_o in_o a_o place_n that_o please_v he_o none_o whore_n shall_v be_v of_o the_o doughter_n of_o israel_n neither_o a_o lechour_n of_o y_fw-es ●_o son_n of_o israel_n thou_o shall_v not_o lene_n to_o thy_o brother_n for_o usury_n if_o a_o man_n hate_v his_o wife_n he_o shall_v 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