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
A90443	The people and souldiers observations, on the Scotch message to the Parliament, concerning the King; 5. of November 1647. By the scope whereof, all who will be satisfied with reason, or with mens practices more then their words, may have full resolution to this more usuall then doubtfull question : whether the King, Lords, Commons, Scotts, City, clergy, and officers of the Army, have sought more their own private ends then the publick weale of this nation?		1647 (1647)	Wing P1441; Thomason E416_34; Thomason E421_12; Thomason E464_6; ESTC R203132	10,669	16

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