Selected quad for the lemma: king_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
king_n	earl_n	henry_n	sir_n	22,904	5	6.1717	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77684	A letter sent from Major-generall Brown, to His Excellency the Earle of Essex. Containing, a true relation of a great victory obtained against the Kings forces neere Abingdon, upon Saturday last, Janu. 11. 1644. Where Sir Henry Gage governour of Oxford, and divers others, of note and quality, were slaine. Januar. 14. 1644. It is his Excellencies pleasure that this letter be forthwith printed and published. Jo. Baldwin, secretary to his Excellency.	Browne, Richard, Sir, 1602?-1669.	1645 (1645)	Wing B5144; Thomason E24_20; ESTC R5043	1,365	8

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