Selected quad for the lemma: power_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
power_n	king_n	law_n	prerogative_n	9,741	5	10.5060	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B03455	A fair character of the Presbyterian reformling's just and sober vindication of his observations upon the 30th of January, and the 29th of May, in defence of the reformer rack'd. Being an answer to J.G.G.'s new vile rant, and the Weekly Observator's invidious and false reflections on it.		1695 (1695)	Wing F94A; ESTC R176917	32,606	43

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