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	power_n	7,032	5	4.9612	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82134	A declaration of the counties of Kent and Essex in pursuance of their petitions concerning the Kings Majesty. The further proceedings of the petitioners of the county of Surrey, and newes from Kingston. With a letter from Burry, concerning seven hundred of the townes-men taking up armes to defend themselves, and their declaration thereupon.		1648 (1648)	Wing D658; Thomason E443_9; ESTC R204713	2,740	10

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