Selected quad for the lemma: parliament_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
parliament_n	burgess_n	king_n	knight_n	3,853	5	7.2952	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29927	To the Honourable the knights, citizens and burgesses in Parliament assembled, the humble petition of Percivall Brunskell, Gent.	Brunskell, Percivall, 17th cent.	1693 (1693)	Wing B5236A; ESTC R3862	1,037	2

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