Selected quad for the lemma: majesty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
majesty_n	earl_n	lord_n	oxford_n	2,602	5	10.5579	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16641	Abdias the prophet, interpreted by T.B. fellovv of Magdalene College in Oxforde. Seene and allowed according to the order appoynted	Brasbridge, Thomas, fl. 1590.	1574 (1574)	STC 3548; ESTC S109671	43,473	114

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and_o other_o realm_n whereby_o you_o be_v able_a to_o judge_v and_o to_o correct_v that_o which_o be_v either_o unapt_o or_o untrue_o say_v of_o any_o man_n concern_v the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o his_o true_a worship_n notwithstanding_o consider_v my_o duty_n towards_o your_o honour_n and_o also_o your_o accustom_a gentleness_n in_o accept_v aswell_o the_o good_a will_n of_o they_o which_o according_a to_o their_o hability_n offer_v but_o a_o mite_n as_o also_o the_o great_a learning_n of_o those_o divine_n which_o in_o their_o sermon_n &_o write_n do_v much_o excel_v the_o most_o part_n of_o those_o pastor_n that_o be_v not_o unprofitable_a instructor_n of_o the_o unlearned_a i_o be_o so_o bold_a as_o to_o offer_v unto_o your_o lordship_n this_o short_a exposition_n of_o the_o prophet_n abdias_n which_o not_o long_o since_o i_o have_v utter_v private_o to_o the_o commodity_n i_o hope_v of_o a_o few_o &_o now_o if_o your_o lordship_n will_v vouchsafe_v to_o be_v the_o patron_n 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