Selected quad for the lemma: majesty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
majesty_n	excellent_a	king_n	printer_n	5,735	5	10.5658	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48952	The case of Ware and Sherley as it was set forth in matter of fact and argued in several points of law in the consistory of Dublin, in Michaelmas term 1668. By Dudley Loftus, J.U.D.	Loftus, Dudley, 1619-1695.	1669 (1669)	Wing L2820; ESTC R218143	56,859	93

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