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	king_n	power_n	3,247	5	5.0875	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54688	Ligeancia lugens, or, Loyaltie lamenting the many great mischiefs and inconveniences which will fatally and inevitably follow the taking away of the royal pourveyances and tenures in capite and by knight-service, which being ancient and long before the conquest were not then, or are now, any slavery, publick or general grievence with some expedients humbly offered for the prevention thereof / by Fabian Philipps.	Philipps, Fabian, 1601-1690.	1661 (1661)	Wing P2010; ESTC R7943	37,109	71

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dominion_n the_o caterer_n of_o every_o nobleman_n frequent_v the_o market_n the_o servant_n of_o every_o lord_n of_o a_o manor_n in_o england_n do_v enjoy_v and_o the_o common_a civility_n of_o mankind_n and_o but_o ordinary_a respect_n of_o inferior_n to_o their_o superior_n do_v easy_o persuade_v will_v not_o agree_v or_o keep_v company_n with_o that_o honour_n and_o reverence_n which_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n nation_n and_o right_a reason_n will_v be_v due_a and_o aught_o to_o be_v pay_v to_o a_o king_n and_o father_n of_o his_o country_n nor_o with_o the_o gratitude_n of_o those_o who_o often_o enough_o come_v with_o their_o bucket_n to_o the_o well_o or_o fountain_n or_o his_o mercy_n or_o be_v not_o seldom_o crave_v and_o obtain_v favour_n of_o he_o to_o refuse_v he_o those_o small_a retorn_n or_o acknowledgement_n for_o his_o bounty_n nor_o prudence_n to_o show_v he_o the_o way_n to_o be_v