Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	good_a	king_n	people_n	13,375	5	4.9419	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79229	A calme consolatory view of the sad tempestuous affaires in England.		1647 (1647)	Wing C307; Thomason E384_13; ESTC R201452	40,675	56

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