Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	great_a	law_n	people_n	2,690	5	4.4864	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93383	An honourable and worthy speech: spoken in the high court of Parliament by Mr. Smith of the Middle-Temple October 28. 1641. Concerning the regulating of the Kings Majesties prerogative and the liberties of the subjects. With a motion for the speedy redresse of all greevances under which the church and state doth lye.	Smith, Philip, d. 1664.	1641 (1641)	Wing S4143; Thomason E199_8; ESTC R17369	2,675	8

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