Selected quad for the lemma: majesty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
majesty_n	lord_n	sir_n	treasurer_n	3,072	5	11.1004	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10214	The secretary in fashion: or, A compendious and refined way of expression in all manner of letters. Composed in French by P. Sr de la Serre, historiographer of France. And translated into English, by John Massinger, Gent; Secrétaire à la mode. English	La Serre, M. de (Jean-Puget), ca. 1600-1665.; Massinger, John.	1640 (1640)	STC 20491; ESTC S115331	42,861	162

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