Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	appear_v	day_n	great_a	2,710	5	3.1342	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42824	Saducismus triumphatus, or, Full and plain evidence concerning witches and apparitions in two parts : the first treating of their possibility, the second of their real existence / by Joseph Glanvil. With a letter of Dr. Henry More on the same subject and an authentick but wonderful story of certain Swedish witches done into English by Anth. Horneck.	Glanvill, Joseph, 1636-1680.; More, Henry, 1614-1687.; Horneck, Anthony, 1641-1697.	1681 (1681)	Wing G822; ESTC R25463	271,903	638

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errata_fw-la sic_fw-la corrige_n in_o part_n the_o first_o pag._n 16._o l._n 4._o r._n grammar_n p._n 43._o l._n 9_o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 53._o l._n 29._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 30._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 57_o l._n 4._o r._n imposture_n consideration_n about_o witchcraft_n p._n 13._o l._n 9_o r._n show_v p._n 86._o l._n 19_o r._n silament_n p._n 107._o l._n 17._o r._n trifle_v p._n 112._o l._n 3._o r._n marsilius_n p._n 142._o l._n 30._o r._n be_v as_o be_v be_v p._n 143._o l._n 30._o r._n genus_fw-la p._n 179._o l._n 12._o r._n so_o solemn_o in_o the_o second_o part._n p._n 128._o l._n 21._o r._n father_n the_o examinant_n p._n 132._o l._n 14._o r._n wrest_v p._n 164._o l._n 22._o r._n she_o say_v p._n 164._o l._n 28._o r._n fide_fw-la p._n 202._o l._n 20._o r._n aversation_n p._n 275._o l._n 2._o r._n say_v p._n 286._o l._n 17._o r._n ban-water_n p._n 303._o l._n 10._o r._n heal_v p._n 310._o l._n 18._o r._n verae_fw-la see_v figure_n 2._o sect._n 11._o