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	ireland_n	law_n	3,028	5	5.2143	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75285	Ambitious tyrany clearely demonstrated; in Englands unhappy and confused government proposed to the serious consideration of those that may endeavour to remedie it, and not do ill, if they have not forgot to do well.		1659 (1659)	Wing A2950; Thomason E988_3; ESTC R208053	6,479	8

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