Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	king_n	lord_n	power_n	14,769	5	5.2297	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35775	A Description of the seven United Provinces of Netherland wherein is set forth the quality of the country, the productions of the soyl, the trade, manufactures, customes manners and dispositions of the people, the constitution of their laws, the number of the towns, cities and fortification, the original, strength, greatness and riches of each city : together with an exact map of the whole county wherein is laid down the scituations of every city, town, village, castle, fort, and every other remarkable place throughout the whole of the land.		1673 (1673)	Wing D1169; ESTC R13200	17,044	25

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lower_n germany_n bound_v on_o the_o east_n with_o westphalia_n on_o the_o west_n with_o the_o north_n sea_n on_o the_o north_n with_o embdenland_n and_o on_o the_o south_n with_o flanders_n and_o brabant_n it_o consist_v of_o the_o province_n of_o gelderland_n holland_n zealand_n friesland_n vtrecht_n overyssel_n zutphen_n and_o groennghen_n part_n of_o brabant_n and_o part_n of_o flanders_n these_o province_n be_v call_v the_o unite_a netherlands_o from_o a_o agreement_n and_o contract_n make_v among_o themselves_o in_o the_o year_n ●571_n to_o throw_v off_o their_o subjection_n and_o allegiance_n to_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n their_o sovereign_a lord_n and_o to_o unite_v all_o their_o power_n and_o force_n against_o he_o but_o though_o they_o thus_o unite_v their_o power_n yet_o be_v all_o these_o province_n yea_o and_o most_o of_o their_o city_n in_o each_o province_n distinct_a commonwealth_n of_o themselves_o and_o govern_v by_o law_n and_o custom_n different_a from_o each_o 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