Selected quad for the lemma: rest_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
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Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58123	Thomson the great kild, or A perfect narrative of the totall routing of the Levellers neere VVellingborough towards Rutlandshire, where were taken all the whole party, with the desperate death of Captaine Thomson, also his last speech before his death; being a full relation of all the proceedings betweene His Excellency the L. Fairfax and the Levellers since His Excellencies advance from London, Thursday May 10. to their routing and surprisall May, 21. VVith the particulars of that engagement, and the prisoners taken. Also his excellencies the Lord Generals letter to the Speaker concerning the same. Published by specially authority.	J. R.	1649 (1649)	Wing R34; ESTC R217712	6,926	21

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