Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	england_n	king_n	people_n	13,931	5	5.0853	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85724	The speech which the Speaker of the House of Commons made unto the King in the House of Lords, at his passing of the bills therein mentioned, the 29. of August in the year of our Lord 1660.	Grimston, Harbottle, Sir, 1603-1685.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1660 (1660)	Wing G2043; Thomason E1043_2; ESTC R202334	2,934	8

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