Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	great_a	king_n	richard_n	6,168	5	8.6609	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42323	A display of heraldry manifesting a more easie access to the knowledge thereof than hath been hitherto published by any, through the benefit of method : whereunto it is now reduced by the study and industry of John Guillim ...	Guillim, John, 1565-1621.; Barkham, John, 1572?-1642.; Logan, John, 17th cent.	1679 (1679)	Wing G2222; ESTC R12114	200,924	157

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