Selected quad for the lemma: war_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
war_n	declare_v	king_n	treason_n	2,362	5	9.7596	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59793	The case of resistance of the supreme powers stated and resolved according to the doctrine of the Holy Scriptures by Will. Sherlock ...	Sherlock, William, 1641?-1707.	1684 (1684)	Wing S3267; ESTC R5621	89,717	232

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