Selected quad for the lemma: reason_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
reason_n	authority_n	king_n	law_n	3,712	5	5.0391	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41281	A letter writ by Mijn Heer Fagel, pensioner of Holland, to Mr. James Stewart, advocate giving an account of the Prince and Princess of Orange's thoughts concerning the repeal of the test and the penal lavvs.	Fagel, Gaspar, 1634-1688.; Stewart, James, Sir, 1635-1713.	1688 (1688)	Wing F87; ESTC R176916	6,471	6

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