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	time_n	15,513	5	3.9937	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60101	A short state of our condition, with relation to the present Parliament.	Lawton, Charlwood, 1660-1721.	1693 (1693)	Wing S3630; ESTC R10633	3,794	5

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