Selected quad for the lemma: parliament_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
parliament_n	assemble_v	city_n	london_n	3,070	5	7.6466	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A72808	To the Honourable House of Commons assembled in Parliament The humble petition of the master, wardens, assistants, and company of brewers in London, and within foure miles compasse of the same citie.		1621 (1621)	STC 16768.12; ESTC S125106	1,094	1

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