Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	dominion_n	king_n	realm_n	2,522	5	8.0894	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49221	The French king's decree against Protestants, prohibiting them the exercise of their religion, &c. to which is added a brief and true account of the cruel persecution and inhumane oppressions of those of the reformed religion to make them abjure and apostatize : together with the form of abjuration the revolting Protestants are to subscribe and swear to, and a declaration of his Electoral Highness of Brandenburgh ... : also a letter from Father La Chese ... to Father Petre ... / newly translated from the French.; Edit de révocation de l'Edit de Nantes. English	France.; Friedrich Wilhelm, Elector of Brandenburg, 1620-1688.; La Chaise, François d'Aix de, 1624-1709.; Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715.	1689 (1689)	Wing L3117; ESTC R2440	33,019	41

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in_o england_n etc._n etc._n new_o translate_v from_o the_o french._n license_v january_n 18._o 1688_o 9_o london_n print_v for_o the_o author_n and_o sell_v by_o the_o bookseller_n of_o london_n and_o westminster_n 1689._o a_o decree_n of_o the_o king_n prohibit_v all_o public_a exercise_n of_o the_o pretend_a reform_a religion_n in_o his_o kingdom_n wherein_o he_o recall_v and_o total_o annul_v the_o perpetual_a and_o irrevocable_a edict_n of_o king_n henry_n iv_o his_o grandfather_n give_v at_o nantes_n full_a of_o most_o gracious_a concession_n to_o protestant_n lewes_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n king_n of_o france_n and_o of_o navarre_n to_o all_o present_a and_o to_o come_v greeting_n king_n henry_n the_o great_a our_o grandfather_n of_o glorious_a memory_n desire_v to_o prevent_v that_o the_o peace_n which_o he_o have_v procure_v for_o his_o subject_n after_o the_o great_a loss_n they_o have_v sustain_v by_o the_o long_a continuance_n of_o civil_a and_o foreign_a war_n may_v 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