Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	call_v	king_n	richard_n	2,785	5	8.6376	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44712	A discours of the empire, and of the election of a king of the Romans, the greatest busines of Christendom now in agitation as also of the Colledg of Electors, their particular interests, and who is most likely to be the next emperour / by J.H.	Howell, James, 1594?-1666.	1658 (1658)	Wing H3065; ESTC R4781	35,171	133

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which_o edward_n as_o the_o german_a annal_n attest_v ab_fw-la electoribus_fw-la fuit_fw-la vocatus_fw-la et_fw-la nominatus_fw-la vicarius_fw-la imperii_fw-la he_o be_v call_v and_o nominate_v vicar_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o as_o some_o have_v it_o be_v offer_v to_o be_v emperrour_n in_o regard_n of_o his_o acquest_n and_o glorious_a exploit_n in_o france_n whence_o he_o bring_v the_o three_o flower_n de_fw-fr luce_n upon_o his_o sword_n after_o the_o french_a have_v send_v he_o that_o jeer_a answer_n that_o la_fw-fr couronne_fw-fr de_fw-fr france_n n'est_fw-fr pas_fw-fr liee_n a_fw-fr la_fw-fr quenoville_n that_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n be_v not_o tie_v to_o a_o distaff_n add_v herunto_o that_o the_o emperor_n can_v be_v call_v so_o pure_a and_o independent_a a_o monarch_n as_o some_o other_o king_n for_o beside_o that_o he_o be_v but_o tenant_n for_o life_n and_o govern_v by_o diet_n which_o be_v imperial_a parliament_n the_o elector_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v his_o 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