Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	act_n	great_a	parliament_n	5,332	5	6.3152	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37839	Edinburgh, first May one thousand six hundred and seventy four years The which day, the lord provost, baillies, council, and deacons of crafts, being conveened in council, together with many of the old magistrates, and deacons, ...	Edinburgh (Scotland). Town Council.; Home, George, fl. 1674.	1674 (1674)	Wing E164P; ESTC R218200	4,539	4

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