Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	grace_n	king_n	lord_n	2,963	5	3.6667	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51765	A manifesto, or, An account of the state of the present differences between the most serene and potent King of Denmark and Norway Christian the V., and the most serene Duke of Sleswick and Holstein-Gottorp Christian Albert together with some letters of the King of Great Britain, the King of Denmark, and the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, concerning a mediation in these differences, which the king of Great Britain most generously offer'd, and the king of Denmark refused and slighted : as also some other letters of the Dukes of Brunswick-Lunenbourgh, the emperor, &c., whereby the calumnies of a certain Danish minister are plainly detected.	Christian Albrecht, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, 1641-1695.	1677 (1677)	Wing M428A; ESTC R12344	65,710	126

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his_o pretension_n thereunto_o for_o all_o the_o vassalage_n remit_v to_o he_o that_o the_o amty_n between_o his_o most_o serene_a royal_a majesty_n and_o the_o duke_n and_o also_o the_o kingdom_n of_o denmark_n the_o dukedom_n and_o the_o subject_n of_o both_o prince_n may_v remain_v firm_a and_o entire_a and_o that_o the_o good_a correspondence_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v between_o ally_n brother_n and_o neighbour_n may_v be_v preserve_v out_o of_o the_o league_n between_o sweden_n and_o gottorp_n make_v may_n 24._o 1661._o and_o as_o there_o be_v no_o other_o cause_n for_o the_o make_n of_o this_o alliance_n than_o to_o keep_v the_o peace_n between_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o north_n inviolate_a and_o render_v the_o security_n of_o the_o house_n of_o gottorp_n establish_v thereby_o more_o entire_a and_o the_o most_o serene_a duke_n of_o gottorp_n not_o oblige_v himself_o in_o any_o thing_n to_o the_o king_n and_o kingdom_n of_o sweden_n but_o what_o relate_v to_o this_o peace_n 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