Selected quad for the lemma: majesty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
majesty_n	john_n	sir_n	thomas_n	31,802	5	10.0915	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B03660	Unto the right honourable, the Lords of His Majesties Privie Council, the petition of Sir John Hill late collonel of the regiment at Fort-William.	Hill, John, Sir, fl. 1700.	1700 (1700)	Wing H1997A; ESTC R178156	6,501	5

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