Selected quad for the lemma: majesty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
majesty_n	act_n	parliament_n	say_a	8,733	5	6.7952	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B05888	To my Lord Commissioner, his Grace, and the honourable estates of Parliament presently convened. The humble petition of Mr. James Smith.	Smith, James, 1645-1731.	1690 (1690)	Wing S4090; ESTC R184304	2,004	1

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