Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	according_a	bishop_n	church_n	2,848	5	4.3599	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A83820	A Report of the committee of the charge against Mathew Wren, Bishop of Ely, to the House of Commons, July 5th, 1641 with the vote of the House taken hereupon.	England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1641 (1641)	Wing E2704B; ESTC R172054	949	4

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