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	queen_n	2,864	5	7.0730	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30054	Some seasonable considerations for the good people of Connecticut	Bulkeley, Gershom, 1636-1713.	1694 (1694)	Wing B5401A; ESTC R224014	26,221	63

where_o be_v my_o honour_n if_o i_o be_v a_o master_n where_o be_v my_o fear_n mal._n 1._o 6._o if_o their_o majesty_n be_v our_o king_n and_o queén_n where_o be_v our_o obedience_n to_o they_o yea_o let_v we_o deal_v plain_o and_o upright_o with_o one_o another_o also_o we_o aré_v not_o willing_a to_o be_v keep_v in_o ignorance_n delude_v and_o lead_v hood-winked_n till_o we_o be_v so_o fast_o and_o unaware_o entangle_v in_o the_o snare_n lay_v for_o our_o life_n that_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o get_v out_o of_o it_o there_o be_v many_o of_o we_o that_o bear_v a_o good_a affection_n to_o our_o charter-government_n and_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o that_o have_v countenance_v at_o least_o not_o discountenance_v so_o much_o as_o some_o other_o the_o late_a revolution_n and_o have_v be_v willing_a to_o contribute_v to_o the_o support_n and_o continuance_n of_o that_o government_n if_o it_o may_v be_v but_o we_o always_o understand_v it_o in_o subordination_n not_o in_o opposition_n 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