Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	write_a	write_v	year_n	107	3	4.4301	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79817	The reclaimed papist· Or The process of a papist knight reformd by a Protestant lady wth [sic] the assistance of a Presbyterian minister and his wife an Independent. And the whole conference, wherby that notable reformation was effected.	J. V. C. (John Vincent Canes), d. 1672.	1655 (1655)	Wing C435; Thomason E1650_1; ESTC R209116	94,350	241

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