Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	henry_n	king_n	mother_n	4,224	5	7.5399	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32424	Cambridge jests, or, Witty alarums for melancholy spirits by a lover of ha, ha, he.	Lover of ha, ha, he.	1674 (1674)	Wing C332; ESTC R7388	59,605	164

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