Selected quad for the lemma: majesty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
majesty_n	house_n	parliament_n	speaker_n	3,357	5	10.8139	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63945	The speech of Sr. Edw. Turnor, Kt., speaker of the honourable House of Commons, to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty delivered on Monday the seven and twentieth day of July, 1663, at the prorogation of Parliament.	Turnor, Edward, Sir, 1617-1676.	1660 (1660)	Wing T3355; ESTC R2164	2,110	11

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