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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	apostle_n	church_n	receive_v	1,954	5	5.5547	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36798	Monasticon anglicanum, or, The history of the ancient abbies, and other monasteries, hospitals, cathedral and collegiate churches, in England and Wales with divers French, Irish, and Scotch monasteries formerly relating to England / collected, and published in Latin, by Sir William Dugdale, Knight ..., in three volums; and now epitomized in English, page by page; with sculptures of the several religious habits.; Monasticon anglicanum. English	Dugdale, William, Sir, 1605-1686.; Dodsworth, Roger, 1585-1654.; Stevens, John, d. 1726. History of the antient abbeys, monasteries, hospitals, cathedral and collegiate churches.; Wright, James, 1643-1713.	1693 (1693)	Wing D2487; ESTC R8166	281,385	375

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coventry_n and_o most_o bury_v there_o the_o follow_a bishop_n be_v call_v bishop_n of_o coventry_n and_o litchfield_n whole_a name_n be_v hugo_n de_fw-fr novant_n who_o in_o the_o year_n 1190._o displace_v the_o monk_n from_o the_o monastery_n at_o coventry_n and_o introduce_v secular_a canon_n in_o their_o stead_n but_o the_o monk_n be_v restore_v again_o after_o seven_o year_n jeffrey_n de_fw-fr muschampe_n an._n 1199._o william_n de_fw-fr cornhill_n an._n 1215._o alexander_n de_fw-fr savensby_n an._n 1224._o in_o who_o time_n pope_n honorious_a order_v that_o one_o time_n the_o election_n of_o the_o bishop_n shall_v be_v make_v in_o the_o church_n of_o coventry_n by_o the_o convent_n of_o monk_n there_o and_o the_o chapter_n of_o litchfield_n and_o the_o next_o time_n in_o the_o church_n of_o litchfield_n by_o the_o say_a convent_n and_o chapter_n hugo_n de_fw-fr pat●shull_n an._n 1240._o roger_n de_fw-fr wescham_n an._n 1245._o roger_n de_fw-fr meyland_n an._n 1256._o walter_n 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