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	william_n	22,982	5	10.7042	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81281	The case of Mrs. Mary Stout widow	Cowper, Spencer, 1669-1728.	1699 (1699)	Wing C961; ESTC R229592	4,956	5

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he_o will_v be_v either_o remiss_a or_o unmindful_a in_o the_o due_a execution_n thereof_o some_o short_a time_n after_o she_o send_v a_o neighbour_n of_o she_o to_o mr._n toller_n to_o know_v what_o he_o have_v do_v or_o will_v do_v with_o the_o writ_n whether_o he_o have_v execute_v the_o same_o or_o whether_o he_o will_v return_v the_o party_n be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v which_o message_n be_v due_o carry_v with_o a_o particular_a account_n that_o mrs._n marry_o stout_a the_o mother_n of_o the_o decease_a be_v the_o person_n that_o send_v the_o same_o to_o which_o mr._n toller_n return_v this_o answer_n mrs._n stout_n be_v a_o very_a busy_a uneasy_a woman_n but_o however_o when_o the_o writ_n be_v out_o i_o will_v make_v such_o return_n thereof_o as_o the_o law_n direct_v mrs._n stout_a have_v receive_v such_o a_o answer_n and_o expect_v to_o have_v a_o return_v of_o the_o writ_n according_a to_o mr._n toller_n promise_n on_o the_o 13_o of_o april_n follow_v be_v in_o order_n 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