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	prerogative_n	4,748	5	10.1381	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90887	Colonell Powell and Col. Poyers letter to His Highnesse the Prince of VVales, vvith their declaration, for restoring His Maiesty, the Protestant religion, the lawes of the land, and the liberty of the subject. To which is added an exhortation to the people of England and the Citty of London. / By a welwisher of His Maiesty, the kingdomes peace, and the peoples freedome.	Powell, Colonel.; Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.; Poyer, John, d. 1649.	1648 (1648)	Wing P3045; Thomason E436_14; ESTC R203198	3,146	8

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