Selected quad for the lemma: nation_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nation_n	according_a	law_n	power_n	1,677	5	5.1486	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82810	The humble petition and advice, presented unto His Highness the Lord Protector by the knights, citizens and burgesses assembled at the Parliament begun and held at Westminster the 17th day of September 1656. and there continued until the 26th day of Iune following, and then adjourned unto the 20th day of Ianuary 1657. As also, their humble additional and explanatory petition and advice, presented unto His Highness in the same Parliament; together with His Highness consent unto the said petitions when they were respectively presented.	England and Wales. Parliament.; England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell)	1657 (1657)	Wing E1566; Thomason E1065_18; Thomason E1065_18*; ESTC R7605	3,769	11

to_o his_o highness_n the_o lord_z protector_z of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o england_n scotland_n and_o ireland_n and_o the_o dominion_n and_o territory_n thereunto_o belong_v the_o humble_a additional_a and_o explanatory_a petition_n and_o advice_n of_o the_o knight_n citizens_z and_o burgess_n now_o assemble_v in_o the_o parliament_n of_o this_o commonwealth_n london_n print_v by_o henry_n hill_n and_o john_n field_n printer_n to_o his_o highness_n 1657._o to_o his_o highness_n the_o lord_z protector_z of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o england_n scotland_n and_o ireland_n and_o the_o dominion_n and_o territory_n thereunto_o belong_v the_o humble_a additional_a and_o explanatory_a petition_n and_o advice_n of_o the_o knight_n citizens_z and_o burgess_n now_o assemble_v in_o the_o parliament_n of_o this_o commonwealth_n whereas_o upon_o the_o humble_a petition_n and_o advice_n of_o the_o say_a knight_n citizen_n &_o burgess_n now_o assemble_v in_o the_o parliament_n of_o this_o 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