Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	king_n	part_n	province_n	1,867	5	7.6482	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04408	A briefe relation of the persecution lately made against the Catholike Christians, in the kingdome of Iaponia diuided into two bookes. Taken out of the annuall letters of the fathers of the Society of Iesus, and other authenticall informations. Written in Spanish, and printed first at Mexico in the West Indies, the yeare of Christ M.DC.XVI. and newly translated into English by W.W. gent. The first part.; Breve relacion de la persecucion que huvo estos años contra iglesia de Japon. Part 1. English	Morejon, Pedro, 1562-1634?; Wright, William, 1563-1639.	1619 (1619)	STC 14527; ESTC S106448	116,621	360

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