Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	constable_n	officer_n	peace_n	4,647	5	6.0431	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A83298	An ordinance of the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled Prohibiting the importation of whale-oyle, fins, or gils, but by ships set forth from hence, and by English subjects. Die Martis 6. Maii. 1645.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1645 (1645)	Wing E2080; Thomason 669.f.9[31]; ESTC R212226	973	1

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