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	parliament_n	prerogative_n	4,918	5	10.1412	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77890	An apology. for the Church of England, with relation to the spirit of persecution; for which she is accused	Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715.	1688 (1688)	Wing B5762B; ESTC R230169	10,972	9

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