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
A89397	The mournfull cryes of many thousand poore tradesmen, who are ready to famish through decay of trade. Or, the warning teares of the oppressed.		1648 (1648)	Wing M2985; Thomason 669.f.11[116]; ESTC R210749	3,210	1

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