Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	cast_v	devil_n	divide_v	3,310	5	9.5405	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62395	Scot's Discovery of vvitchcraft proving the common opinions of witches contracting with divels, spirits, or familiars ... to be but imaginary, erronious conceptions and novelties : wherein also, the lewde unchristian all written and published in anno 1584, by Reginald Scot, Esquire.; Discoverie of witchcraft	Scot, Reginald, 1538?-1599.	1651 (1651)	Wing S943; ESTC R19425	465,580	448

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matter_n they_o have_v also_o among_o they_o book_n that_o they_o say_v abraham_n aaron_n and_o solomon_n make_v item_n they_o have_v book_n of_o zachary_n paul_n honorius_n cyprian_n jerome_n jeremy_n albert_n and_o thomas_n also_o of_o the_o angel_n riziel_n razael_n and_o raphael_n and_o doubtless_o these_o be_v such_o book_n as_o be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v burn_v in_o the_o lesser_a asia_n and_o for_o their_o further_a credit_n they_o boast_v that_o they_o must_v be_v &_o be_v skilful_a and_o learned_a in_o these_o art_n to_o wit_n be_v almadell_n ars_fw-la notoria_fw-la ars_fw-la bulaphiae_fw-la ars_fw-la arthephii_fw-la ars_fw-la pomena_n ars_fw-la revelationis_fw-la etc._n etc._n yea_o these_o conjuror_n in_o corner_n stick_v not_o with_o justine_n to_o report_v and_o affirm_v 16._o that_o joseph_n who_o be_v a_o true_a figure_n of_o christ_n that_o deliver_v and_o redeem_v we_o be_v learn_v in_o these_o art_n and_o thereby_o prophesy_v and_o expound_v dream_n and_o that_o 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