Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	king_n	law_n	supreme_a	2,673	5	8.8525	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58702	Detma basilikē a sermon preached at the Kings prison in the Fleet on the 30th of January, 1681, being the anniversary of the martyrdom of King Charles I, of ever blessed memory.	T. S.	1682 (1682)	Wing S156; ESTC R33576	19,933	56

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