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	year_n	3,743	5	4.9359	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57718	New-England a degenerate plant who having forgot their former sufferings ... are now become famous among the nations in bringing forth the fruits of cruelty ... published for the information of all sober people who wish to know how the state of New-England now stands ... / the truth of which we are witnesses (who by their cruel hands have suffered) Iohn Rous, Iohn Copeland, Samuel Shattock, Nicholas Phelps, Josiah Soutwick. Whereunto is annexed a copy of a letter which came from one who hath been a magistrate among them.	Rous, John, d. 1695.	1659 (1659)	Wing R2043; ESTC R28819	13,811	20

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nature_n write_a in_o december_n 1658._o this_o letter_n be_v publish_v not_o by_o the_o direction_n or_o knowledge_n of_o the_o author_n who_o send_v it_o over_o to_o his_o friend_n for_o private_a information_n but_o see_v that_o upon_o the_o perusal_n it_o be_v find_v to_o be_v of_o public_a concernment_n which_o come_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o some_o it_o be_v think_v meet_a to_o be_v publish_v to_o the_o view_n of_o all_o even_o the_o sea_n monster_n draw_v out_o the_o breast_n they_o give_v suck_v to_o their_o young_a one_o the_o daughter_n of_o my_o people_n be_v become_v cruel_a like_o the_o ostrich_n in_o the_o wilderness_n lament_n 4.3_o the_o end_n

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