Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	england_n	king_n	kingdom_n	13,057	5	6.0109	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66699	The loyall martyrology, or, Brief catalogues and characters of the most eminent persons who suffered for their conscience during the late times of rebellion either by death, imprisonment, banishment, or sequestration together with those who were slain in the Kings service : as also dregs of treachery : with the catalogue and characters of those regicides who sat as judges on our late dread soveraign of ever blessed memory : with others of that gang, most eminent for villany / by William Winstanley.	Winstanley, William, 1628?-1698.	1665 (1665)	Wing W3066; ESTC R9014	71,216	190

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e._n of_o derby_n page_n 33_o iu_o lord_n capel_n page_n 24_o v._o sir_n charles_n lucas_n page_n 13_o vi_o sir_n george_n lisle_n page_n 14_o vii_o col._n morris_n page_n 27_o viii_o col._n penruddock_n page_n 36_o ix_o col._n grove_n page_n ibid._n x._o col._n eus_n andrews_n page_n 29_o xi_o col_n gerard_n page_n 34_o xii_o col._n benbow_n page_n ibid._n xiii_o cap._n burleigh_n page_n 12_o fourteen_o col._n pitcher_n page_n 14_o xv._n col._n poyer_n page_n 15_o xvi_o sir_n t._n fetherstonh_o page_n 34_o xvii_o d._n hamilton_n page_n 21_o xviii_o e._n of_o holland_n page_n 23_o xix_o cor._n blackburn_n page_n 28_o xx._n mr._n benson_n page_n 30_o xxi_o cap._n bushel_n page_n 32_o xxii_o col._n ashton_n page_n 40_o xxiii_o sir_n hen._n slingsby_n page_n 38_o xxiv_o cap._n symkin_n page_n 34_o xxv_o arch_a b._n laud_n page_n 9_o xxvi_o dr._n hewyt_v page_n 39_o xxvii_o mr._n beaumond_n page_n 27_o xxviii_o mr._n vowel_n page_n 35_o xxix_o mr._n love_n page_n 32_o xxx_o dr._n levens_n 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