Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	esq_n	john_n	thomas_n	27,575	5	11.0583	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69434	An account at large of the proceedings at the Sessions-House in the Old-Bayly, on the 24 of November 1681 in relation to the bill of high treason prefer'd against the Earl of Shaftsbury, which was foun'd [sic] ignoramus giving an account of the jury, the evidence, the paper read in court, and all the most remarkable passages that hapned during the whole proceeding.	Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of, 1621-1683.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1681 (1681)	Wing A168B; ESTC R24959	8,288	10

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