Selected quad for the lemma: parliament_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
parliament_n	call_v	king_n	westminster_n	2,602	5	9.6831	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78467	Certaine considerations touching the present factions in the Kings dominions.		1648 (1648)	Wing C1697; Thomason E466_3; ESTC R205217	8,885	13

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