Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	abate_v	manufacture_n	woollen_a	26	3	11.8432	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B03997	A letter from a merchant in Scotland, to his correspondent in London. Relating to the duty upon Scotch-linnen.		1700 (1700)	Wing L1414A; ESTC R179537	3,607	16

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