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	scotland_n	2,696	5	8.4241	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06288	Certain necessary directions, aswell for the cure of the plague as for preuenting the infection; with many easie medicines of small charge, very profitable to His Maiesties subiects / set downe by the Colledge of Physicians by the Kings Maiesties speciall command ; with sundry orders thought meet by His Maiestie, and his Priuie Councell, to be carefully executed for preuention of the plague ; also certaine select statutes commanded by His Maiestie to be put in execution by all iustices, and other officers of the peace throughout the realme ; together with His Maiesties proclamation for further direction therein, and a decree in Starre-Chamber, concerning buildings and in-mates.	Royal College of Physicians of London.	1636 (1636)	STC 16769.5; ESTC S108814	57,021	154

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majesty_n attorney_n general_n do_v inform_v that_o the_o say_v griffin_n have_v unlawful_o erect_v and_o build_v one_o tenement_n in_o hog-lane_n in_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n which_o he_o divide_v into_o two_o several_a room_n wherein_o be_v now_o inhabit_v two_o poor_a tenant_n that_o only_o live_v and_o be_v maintain_v by_o the_o relief_n of_o the_o parishioner_n there_o and_o beg_v abroad_o in_o other_o place_n and_o that_o the_o say_v john_n scrip_n have_v in_o like_a sort_n divide_v a_o tenement_n in_o shoreditch_n into_o or_o about_o seventeen_o tenancy_n or_o dwelling_n and_o the_o same_o inhabit_v by_o diverse_a person_n of_o very_a poor_a and_o base_a condition_n contrary_a to_o the_o intent_n and_o meaning_n of_o her_o highness_n proclamation_n publish_v and_o set_v out_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o july_n 1580._o in_o the_o two_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o her_o highness_n reign_n whereby_o the_o same_o and_o such_o manner_n of_o building_n and_o division_n be_v altogether_o forbid_v and_o prohibit_v as_o by_o her_o majesty_n say_a