Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	act_n	great_a	parliament_n	3,586	5	6.2777	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80272	To His Grace His Majesties High Commissioner, and the Right Honourable the Estates of Parliament. The humble petition of the Council-General of the Company of Scotland trading to Africa and the Indies	Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies.	1698 (1698)	Wing C5600; ESTC R221844	2,371	2

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etc._n those_o of_o our_o number_n who_o be_v then_o entrust_v with_o the_o management_n thereof_o do_v think_v it_o most_o natural_a to_o make_v the_o first_o offer_n of_o share_v our_o say_a privilege_n with_o our_o countryman_n and_o other_o neighbour_n in_o england_n as_o live_v under_o the_o same_o monarchy_n and_o they_o not_o only_o ready_o embrace_v the_o offer_n but_o in_o nine_o day_n time_n subscribe_v 300000_o lib._n serling_n as_o the_o one_o half_a of_o the_o capital-stock_n then_o propose_v &_o actual_o pay_v in_o the_o first-fourth_a part_n thereof_o part_n in_o specie_fw-la part_n in_o bank-note_n and_o the_o rest_n in_o note_n payable_a upon_o demand_n that_o both_o house_n of_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n take_v umbrage_n at_o those_o proceed_n do_v not_o only_o joint_o address_v his_o majesty_n for_o frustrate_v the_o end_n of_o the_o say_a act_n but_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o do_v also_o appoint_v a_o committee_n to_o examine_v what_o method_n be_v take_v 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