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	majesty_n	parliament_n	3,548	5	6.7082	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11672	The lavvfulnesse of our expedition into England manifested	Scotland. Army.	1640 (1640)	STC 21924; ESTC S116853	4,501	20

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