Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	john_n	lord_n	thomas_n	18,862	5	9.4785	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57684	Good service hitherto ill rewarded, or, An historicall relation of eight yeers services for King and Parliament done in and about Manchester and those parts by Lieu. Col. John Rosworm.	Rosworme, John, fl. 1630-1660.	1649 (1649)	Wing R1996; ESTC R7314	19,236	48

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