Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	king_n	law_n	prince_n	4,240	5	5.7426	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39222	Sir Iohn Eliot his grave and learned speech spoken in the high court of Parliament desiring an orderlie proceeding in matters of religion and that it may not be onely disputed of but firmely established as it ought to be : expressing the misprision and errour whereby; Grave and learned speech spoken in the High Court of Parliament desiring an orderlie proceeding in matters of religion	Eliot, John, Sir, 1592-1632.	1641 (1641)	Wing E501; ESTC R8658	3,120	9

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