Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	france_n	king_n	prisoner_n	4,350	5	8.4560	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60228	The minister of state vvherein is shewn, the true use of modern policy / by Monsievr de Silhon ... ; Englished by H. H. ...; Minister d'estat. English	Silhon, sieur de (Jean), 1596?-1667.; Herbert, Henry, Sir, 1595-1673.	1658 (1658)	Wing S3781; ESTC R5664	174,658	197

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