Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	common_a	law_n	statute_n	4,861	5	8.7366	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75963	Clericus mercati, &c. An humble remonstrance of the severall heads and ground-worke conceived, for the draught of a bill of information, to be exhibited into the High Court of Parliament. Concerning the generall clarke of the market, and the legall proceedings thereof.	Agar, Ben, 17th cent.	1641 (1641)	Wing A757; ESTC R225970	6,159	15

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