Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	aforesaid_a	person_n	say_a	1,580	5	7.1901	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A22119	Iames by the grace of God king of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, defender of the faith &c. ... whereas Iohn Pinnell, Robert Trow, Robert Baxter, Edward Frier [and 18 others] ... makers of playing cards within our realme of England ...	England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I); James I, King of England, 1566-1625.; Suffolk, Thomas Howard, Earl of, 1561-1626. Copie of the Lord Treasourers letter.	1615 (1615)	STC 8525; ESTC S3818	7,745	4

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