Selected quad for the lemma: parliament_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
parliament_n	house_n	sir_n	william_n	3,051	5	7.6129	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86893	Sir Edward Hungerfords vindication, for the surrendring of Malmsbury in Wiltshire to the Kings forces, after it was taken by Sir William Waller. As it was sent in a letter from the said Sir Edward Hungerford to a worthy member of the House of Commons; and now published for the satisfaction of all such as desire to be truly informed of the whole passages in the winning and loosing of Malmsbury, within lesse than a weekes time in Aprill last	Hungerford, Edward, Sir, 1596-1648.	1643 (1643)	Wing H3727; Thomason E100_30; ESTC R11501	2,172	8

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