Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	good_a	just_a	law_n	3,087	5	4.8117	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85249	A fevv propositions shewing the lawfullnesse of defence against the injurious attempts of outragious violence. It is this eighth day of June, an. Dom. 1643. ordered by the Committee of the House of Commons, concerning printing, that this booke entituled, A few propositions, &c, be printed. John White.	England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1643 (1643)	Wing F836; Thomason E106_7; ESTC R18968	8,193	14

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