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
A67097	VVorse & vvorse, or, A description of their desperate condition who shall presume to take the nevv oath or covenant		1643 (1643)	Wing W3611; ESTC R39188	9,169	17

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