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	parliament_n	privilege_n	6,524	5	8.3530	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31517	Certaine queries propounded, to the standing English army by an unfeigned frien[d of] piety and publique liberty.	Unfeigned friend of piety and publique liberty.	1647 (1647)	Wing C1744; ESTC R40786	2,489	1

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