Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	great_a	king_n	lord_n	8,214	5	3.8032	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61170	The Bishop of Rochester's second letter to the Right Honourable the Earl of Dorset and Middlesex Lord Chamberlain of His Majesty's household	Sprat, Thomas, 1635-1713.	1689 (1689)	Wing S5049; ESTC R15013	15,012	68

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be_v your_o lordship_n my_o lord_n i_o be_o your_o lordship_n most_o faithful_a humble_a and_o obedient_a servant_n tho._n roffen_n westminster_n mar._n 26._o 1689._o finis_fw-la the_o bishop_n of_o bath_n and_o wells_n