Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	father_n	son_n	time_n	3,654	5	3.3480	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70196	A brief chronicle of all the chief actions so fatally falling out in these three kingdoms, viz. England, Scotland & Ireland from the year, 1640, to this present twentieth of November, 1661 : containing the unhappy breaches, sad divisions, the great battels fought, number of men, with the eminent persons of honor and note slain, with several debates and treaties : also, the happy escape by a wonderful delivererance of His Majestie at Worcester, more fully expressed then hitherto : with His Majesties happy return, together with what passages of note hapned to this present November, 1661 : the like exact account hath not as yet been printed.	Heath, James, 1629-1664.; Lee, William, fl. 1627-1665.	1662 (1662)	Wing H1318A; ESTC R19419	54,711	72

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cattle_n and_o soon_o after_o this_o worthy_a adventure_n the_o two_o general_n return_v into_o england_n and_o for_o shew-sake_n be_v clap_v up_o in_o the_o tower_n by_o the_o protector_n and_o present_o again_o release_v but_o great_a be_v the_o mortality_n of_o this_o expedition_n scarce_o one_o in_o four_o survive_a and_o the_o same_o misery_n befall_v they_o that_o be_v afterward_o send_v thither_o be_v two_o thousand_o stout_a old_a soldier_n under_o the_o several_a command_n of_o colonel_n humphreys_n and_o lieutenant_n colonel_n brayn_n who_o be_v send_v last_o to_o command_v in_o chief_a in_o that_o new-gained_a island_n but_o what_o honour_n be_v lose_v here_o be_v something_o compensated_a by_o the_o valour_n of_o general_n blake_n who_o at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o this_o fleet_n go_v for_o the_o west-indies_n be_v send_v with_o another_o into_o the_o strait_o to_o repress_v the_o violence_n of_o the_o pirate_n of_o algiers_n who_o have_v so_o infest_a those_o sea_n that_o commerce_n be_v not_o free_a for_o any_o nation_n therefore_o have_v