Selected quad for the lemma: country_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
country_n	army_n	foot_n	horse_n	2,519	5	6.8374	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79042	His Majesties propositions (for His Majesties comming to London) read, and debated, in the House of Commons on Munday the 13th of November, 1648. : Also the orders of the House of Commons in answer to the same. : With a copy of a letter from His Excellency the Lord Generall Fairfax. : And several propositions of the army, at the Generall Councell of the Army. / Published for the generall satisfaction of the whole kingdome.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.; Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.; England and Wales. Army. Council.	1648 (1648)	Wing C2721A; ESTC R202572	3,701	11

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