Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	common_a	king_n	land_n	6,506	5	5.9183	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30042	The Quakers yearly metting [sic] or convocation impeached on the behalf of the Commons of England by Francis Bugg.	Bugg, Francis, 1640-1724?	1695 (1695)	Wing B5391; ESTC R23821	7,431	10

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