Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	kingdom_n	law_n	scotland_n	3,190	5	8.6459	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17571	The altar of Damascus or the patern of the English hierarchie, and Church policie obtruded upon the Church of Scotland	Calderwood, David, 1575-1650.	1621 (1621)	STC 4352; ESTC S107401	125,085	228

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