Selected quad for the lemma: peace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
peace_n	justice_n	king_n	session_n	2,406	5	9.9566	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78262	The case of the Master-Taylors residing within the Cities of London and Westminster, and the Weekly Bills of Mortality. Humbly offer'd to the consideration of the Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, in relation to the great abuses committed by their journeymen.		1700 (1700)	Wing C1115; ESTC R171013	1,943	2

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