Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	court_n	majesty_n	sir_n	6,797	5	7.3094	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B03720	The humble petition of the Protestants of France, lately presented to his most Christian Majesty, by the Mareschal Schomberg, and the Marquis Ruvigny. A true copy in English.	Schomberg, Friedrich Hermann Schomberg, Duke of, 1615-1690.; Ruvigny, Henri de Massue, marquis de, ca. 1605-1689.	1681 (1681)	Wing H3576A; ESTC R178368	3,690	5

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