Selected quad for the lemma: majesty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
majesty_n	say_a	ship_n	vessel_n	4,717	5	9.9109	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92501	An act of Parliament for encourageing the Scots Affrican and Indian Company. Edinburgh, June 26. 1695.; Laws, etc.	Scotland.; Scotland. Parliament.	1695 (1695)	Wing S1127; ESTC R223389	6,371	19

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