Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	believe_v	great_a	speak_v	2,174	5	4.1269	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47918	The shammer shamm'd, in a plain discovery under young Tong's own hand, of a designe to trepann L'Estrange into a pretended subornation against the Popish plot by Roger L'Estrange.	L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704.	1681 (1681)	Wing L1306; ESTC R13119	26,243	43

the_o shammer_n shamm'd_n in_o a_o plain_a discovery_n under_o young_a tongue_n be_v own_o hand_n of_o a_o design_n to_o trepann_n l'estrange_n into_o a_o pretend_a subornation_n against_o the_o popish_a plot_n by_o roger_n l'estrange_n london_n print_v for_o joanna_n brome_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o gun_n in_o s._n paul_n churchyard_n 1681._o the_o shammer_n shamm'd_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v no_o new_a thing_n for_o l'estrange_n to_o be_v bait_v by_o the_o mercenary_a agent_n of_o a_o seditious_a and_o schismatical_a faction_n and_o it_o be_v hard_a to_o say_v whether_o the_o scurrilous_a libel_n or_o the_o obscure_a author_n of_o they_o be_v the_o more_o contemptible_a but_o yet_o this_o be_v a_o case_n wherein_o i_o can_v either_o with_o honour_n safety_n or_o with_o good_a discretion_n be_v silent_a in_o short_a there_o be_v a_o knot_n of_o little_a fellow_n but_o under_o the_o government_n of_o better_a head_n that_o be_v now_o at_o work_n to_o revive_v the_o old_a story_n of_o my_o tamper_n with_o young_a tonge_n to_o invalidate_v oates_n evidence_n and_o several_a lie_n and_o scandal_n be_v print_v in_o favour_n of_o that_o imposture_n my_o purpose_n in_o these_o paper_n be_v in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o lay_v open_a the_o notorious_a falsehood_n and_o malice_n of_o this_o practice_n and_o 2_o lie_n to_o prove_v that_o very_a design_n which_o be_v charge_v upon_o i_o to_o be_v manage_v against_o i_o it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o inform_v the_o reader_n by_o the_o way_n that_o in_o october_n 1680._o upon_o two_o full_a hear_n before_o his_o majesty_n and_o council_n in_o despite_n of_o all_o that_o oat_n can_v say_v and_o tong_n swear_v against_o i_o i_o have_v the_o honour_n to_o be_v twice_o acquit_v by_o the_o unanimous_a judgement_n of_o the_o whole_a board_n the_o particular_n of_o which_o proceed_n may_v be_v see_v in_o a_o dialogue_n under_o the_o title_n of_o l'estranges_n case_n etc._n etc._n which_o i_o cause_v to_o be_v publish_a 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