Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	allegiance_n	king_n	law_n	1,738	5	5.0572	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02936	Ansvvere to the petitions of the traytours and rebelles in Lyncolneshyre	England and Wales. Sovereign (1509-1547 : Henry VIII)	1536 (1536)	STC 13077.5; ESTC S103769	2,746	10

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