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
B04786	To his Grace, his Majesties high commissioner, and Honourable Estates of Parliament, The petition of Patrick Porterfield of Comistoun, and other heritors near adjecent to the town of Edinburgh.	Porterfield, Patrick.; Scotland. Parliament.	1695 (1695)	Wing P3000B; ESTC R181967	3,455	4

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perfect_v their_o design_n that_o comistoun_n and_o all_o other_o adjacent_a heritor_n be_v oblige_v to_o sell_v and_o dispone_v to_o the_o say_n magistrate_n such_o well_n and_o fountain_n as_o may_v be_v necessary_a for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o burgh_n together_o with_o the_o ground_n needful_a lie_v about_o the_o said_n well_n for_o preserve_v the_o same_o and_o for_o lay_v of_o the_o pipe_n and_o conduit_n for_o bring_v in_o of_o the_o say_a water_n to_o the_o pipe_n and_o cistern_n already_o make_v therefore_o his_o majesty_n etc._n etc._n do_v empower_v the_o lord_n of_o privy_a council_n to_o call_v before_o they_o the_o laird_n of_o comistoun_n and_o any_o other_o heritor_n that_o may_v be_v concern_v and_o whether_o they_o appear_v or_o not_o to_o cause_v appretiate_a any_o well_n or_o spring_n belong_v to_o comistoun_n or_o the_o say_n other_o heritor_n as_o may_v be_v useful_a for_o the_o town_n of_o edinburgh_n with_o the_o ground_n next_o adjacent_a thereto_o and_o upon_o 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