Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	act_n	king_n	parliament_n	4,616	5	7.4258	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B05455	A proclamation against fighting of duels or single combats	Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1649-1685 : Charles II)	1674 (1674)	Wing S1589A; ESTC R183328	1,612	1

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be_v most_o excellent_a majesty_n anno_fw-la dom._n ●…_n