Selected quad for the lemma: majesty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
majesty_n	knight_n	sir_n	thomas_n	18,176	5	9.7606	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37053	A sermon preached before the Artillery Company at St. Andrews Vndershaft, August the 30th 1670 and at their earnest request, published / by William Durham.	Durham, William, d. 1686.	1671 (1671)	Wing D2833; ESTC R232861	14,278	37

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