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	lord_n	special_a	2,576	5	8.3281	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92492	A letter from a person of quality residing in Kinsale, with an attestation of the officers of the Parliaments army in Munster, in vindication of the Lord of Inchiquin, Lord President of that province Also, another letter from Colonel William Jephson, relating the present state and condition of Ireland. Published by speciall command.	B. S.; Jephson, William, 1615?-1659?	1646 (1646)	Wing S11; Thomason E354_6; ESTC R201095	5,717	12

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