Selected quad for the lemma: order_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
order_n	bishop_n	church_n	ordination_n	3,732	5	10.3279	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80495	The coppy of a letter to Generall Monck.	Albemarle, George Monck, Duke of, 1608-1670.	1660 (1660)	Wing C6163; Thomason E1016_13; ESTC R208275	3,397	8

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