Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	authority_n	peace_n	power_n	2,673	5	4.5185	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80525	A Copie of that letter mentioned in a letter printed July 12. written out of Lancashire which was sent in the name of the army by two souldiers, to the souldiery of Lancashire, to invite and draw them in to adhere to the army. ; Together with a postscript.		1647 (1647)	Wing C6200; ESTC R201684	2,364	8

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