Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	king_n	parliament_n	power_n	33,826	5	5.6112	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63211	The tryals and condemnation of Lionel Anderson, alias Munson, William Russel, alias Napper, Charles Parris, alias Parry, Henry Starkey, James Corker, and William Marshal, for high treason, as Romish priests, upon the statute of 27. Eliz. cap. 2 together with the tryal of Alexander Lumsden, a Scotchman, and the arraignment of David Joseph Kemish for the same offence : at the sessions of Oyer and Terminer in the Old-Baily, on Saturday, January 17th, 1679.	Anderson, Lionel, d. 1710, defendant.; Russel, William, defendant.; Parris, Charles, defendant.; Starkey, Henry, defendant.; Lumsden, Alexander, defendant.; Kemish, David Joseph, defendant.; Marshall, William, defendant.; Corker, James Maurus, 1636-1715, defendant.; England and Wales. Court of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery (London and Middlesex).	1680 (1680)	Wing T2243; ESTC R1255	51,984	56

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