Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	father_n	king_n	son_n	7,892	5	5.4436	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43563	The character of a rebel a sermon preached at Market Harborow, on the 26th of July, 1685, being the day of thanksgiving appointed for His Majesties victory over the rebels / by Thomas Heyricke.	Heyrick, Thomas, d. 1694.	1685 (1685)	Wing H1752; ESTC R10745	14,677	38

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