Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	civil_a	government_n	power_n	4,282	5	4.9624	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94228	Two speeches of the Right Honourable William, Lord Viscount Say and Seale, Mr. of his Majesties Court of Wards and Liveries, and one of his Majesties most honourable Privy Councell, spoken in Parliament. The first upon the bill against bishops. The other a declaration of himselfe touching the liturgie.	Saye and Sele, William Fiennes, Viscount, 1582-1662.	1641 (1641)	Wing S796; Thomason E198_16; Thomason E198_17; ESTC R8713	5,438	12

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