Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	england_n	king_n	parliament_n	6,414	5	6.7618	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37219	A memorial for the learned, or, Miscellany of choice collections from most eminent authors in history, philosophy, physick, and heraldry / by J.D., Gent.	J. D., Gent.; Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715.	1686 (1686)	Wing D38; ESTC R18713	93,900	252

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joy_n 92_o st._n james_n build_v 93_o english_a law_n in_o ireland_n 95_o a_o wonderful_a journey_n 104_o k._n the_o kingdom_n interdict_v by_o the_o pope_n p._n 58_o knighthood_n compel_v 60_o knights-templer_n imprison_v 64_o earl_n of_o kent_n behead_v 65_o manner_n of_o knight_v 70_o obligation_n of_o knighthood_n 91_o knights-baronets_n first_o create_v 104_o l._n a_o learned_a man_n become_v a_o idiot_n page_n 59_o law_n first_o plead_v in_o english_a 67_o legitimacy_n by_o parliament_n 71_o baron_n first_o make_v by_o letter_n patent_n ibid._n lion_n die_v in_o the_o tower_n 77_o judge_v littleton_n 82_o wonderful_a lightning_n at_o whitecomb_n 108_o m._n first_o lord_n mayor_n and_o sheriff_n of_o london_n page_n 15._o &_o 55_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la 17_o evil_a may-day_n 29_o man_n hang_v for_o his_o master_n 32_o marry_o queen_n ibid._n monmouth_n land_n at_o lyme_n 42_o defeat_v and_o behead_v 43_o a_o lord_n devour_v by_o mouse_n 49_o miracle_n 58_o maid_n of_o 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