Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	crown_n	king_n	royal_a	3,039	5	7.6773	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49823	A French conquest neither desirable nor practicable dedicated to the King of England.	Lawton, Charlwood, 1660-1721.	1693 (1693)	Wing L739; ESTC R20684	28,805	32

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