Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	abase_v	money_n	sterling_a	16	3	12.5801	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40748	A Further explication of the proposal relating to the coyne		1700 (1700)	Wing F2557; ESTC R23350	8,611	16

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