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	reign_n	richard_n	2,777	5	8.4476	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11038	The abuses of the Romish church anatomised. By a vvelwiller to Sion, and to all them that loue the truth in the truth	Catholic Church.	1623 (1623)	STC 21302; ESTC S107868	13,157	44

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