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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
word_n	case_n	defendant_n	plaintiff_n	2,734	5	10.2407	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53343	July 18, 1671 on a tryal before the Lord Chief Justice Hales, between Nathaniel and John Letten, plaintiffs, and Leonar Moresco, widow defendant ...		1671 (1671)	Wing O292; ESTC R41441	17,801	29

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