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	parliament_n	scotland_n	4,142	5	8.6713	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11669	The intentions of the army of the kingdome of Scotland, declared to their brethren of England, by the commissioners of the late parliament, and by the generall, noblemen, barons, and others, officers of the army	Scotland. Army.; Henderson, Alexander, 1583?-1646, attributed name.; Scotland. Parliament.	1640 (1640)	STC 21919; ESTC S100070	9,878	19

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