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	power_n	prerogative_n	9,316	5	10.1743	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82040	The declaration and ingagement of the Protestant army in the province of Mounster. Under the command of the Right Honourable the Lord Baron Inchiquin.		1648 (1648)	Wing D530; Thomason E449_38; ESTC R205120	5,818	8

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