Selected quad for the lemma: majesty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
majesty_n	king_n	lord_n	message_n	2,536	5	9.9777	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30404	Reflections on a paper, intituled, His Majesty's reasons for withdrawing himself from Rochester	Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715.	1689 (1689)	Wing B5850; ESTC R7894	3,410	8

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