Selected quad for the lemma: majesty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
majesty_n	baron_n	earl_n	viscount_n	2,722	5	11.6061	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11627	The course of conformitie as it hath proceeded, is concluded, should be refused.	Scott, William, ca. 1566-1642.; Calderwood, David, 1575-1650, attributed name.; Melville, James, 1556-1614, attributed name.	1622 (1622)	STC 21874; ESTC S120840	184,517	202

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the_o monse●ebs_n of_o popery_n &_o like_o the_o mowdiwort_n in_o thessaly_n that_o overthe●_n a_o whole_a to●ne_n quod_fw-la in_o papatu_fw-la dolendum_fw-la in_fw-la reformatione_fw-la auferendum_fw-la ●uta●ent_fw-la they_o not_o only_o take_v away_o beal_n but_o the_o calf_n of_o dan_n and_o be●hel_n they_o think_v it_o no_o way_n meet_v to_o follow_v pilat_n policy_n to_o please_v the_o jew_n with_o scourge_v of_o christ_n that_o they_o may_v keep_v he_o alive_a and_o will_v the_o papist_n be_v please_v with_o scourge_v the_o doctrine_n by_o invoction_n etc._n etc._n and_o take_v again_o some_o of_o these_o ceremony_n will_v that_o preserve_v we_o against_o their_o heat_n breathe_v out_o against_o we_o as_o heretic_n and_o make_v we_o lurk_v under_o mitigation_n as_o if_o we_o be_v now_o but_o schismatics_n non_fw-fr est_fw-fr ad_fw-la hunc_fw-la modum_fw-la in_o religione_fw-la agendum_fw-la say_v one_o tota_fw-la enim_fw-la repurganda_fw-la est_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la vivum_fw-la 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