Selected quad for the lemma: parliament_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
parliament_n	king_n	law_n	supreme_a	4,781	5	9.1205	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64695	The Unbiased statesman laying the government in an equal balance, being a seasonable word for the commonwealth in a seasonable time / from a well seasoned friend, viz. a real lover of his country published for the begetting a right understanding between the people, their representatives and the army.		1659 (1659)	Wing U30; ESTC R29571	8,677	16

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