Selected quad for the lemma: peace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
peace_n	king_n	lord_n	sovereign_a	3,501	5	9.3366	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42857	Magna veritas, or, John Gadbury, student in physick and astrology, not a papist but a true Protestant of the Church of England published for the satisfaction of all such as know not the said John Gadbury and yet give credit to all kinds of scandals and falshoods that pass upon his much injured reputation since his late unfortunate confinement.	Gadbury, John, 1627-1704.	1680 (1680)	Wing G87; ESTC R11482	10,596	17

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it_o be_v his_o bless_a will_n amen_n so_o pray_v and_o so_o hope_v a_o earnest_a implorer_n of_o england_n happiness_n and_o a_o renouncer_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o interest_n or_o party_n that_o be_v opposite_a to_o his_o majesty_n and_o to_o the_o government_n of_o these_o nation_n whether_o of_o church_n or_o state_n as_o now_o establish_v by_o law_n john_n gadbury_n errata_fw-la fol._n 5._o l._n 6._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fol._n 10._o l._n 16._o for_o write_v r._n write_v and_o for_o subject_n r._n subject_n l._n 18._o for_o my_o r._n any_o fol._n 11._o l._n 8._o blot_n out_o meet_v l._n 17._o for_o intimus_fw-la r._n intimis_fw-la