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
A70806	The true copie of a speech delivered by the Honorable VVilliam Perpoynt, second son to the right Honorable the Earle of Kingstone, against Sr. Robert Berkley, Knight, one of the justices of the Kings Bench, in maintenance of their accusation of high treason, and other great misdemeanors, at a conference of both Houses in the Painted Chamber, July 6, 1641.	Pierrepont, William, 1607?-1678.	1641 (1641)	Wing P2212; ESTC R15030	5,430	14

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