Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	church_n	king_n	people_n	6,474	5	4.6830	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01366	Agaynst the possessyons of the clergye Harkyn what great auctorytes shall nowe folowe, for proffe thereof.	Fyloll, Jasper.	1537 (1537)	STC 11489; ESTC S109825	10,164	34

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