Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	adjacent_a	adventurer_n	agent_n	17	3	10.4570	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36808	Mr. Courten's catastrophe and adieu to East-India, or, A general and particular protest framed there, at Goa, in Febr. 1644, for and against the English East-India Company their governour deputy, Court of Committees and Adventurers in England, and their presidents, agents, commanders and factors in East-India aforesaid : with a previous, conscious and short introduction and conclusion to resell impertinent and frivolous allegations ... with the issues and events thereof, both general and particular, as formerly in print, intituled Strange news from the Indies, is partly exprest ...	J. D. (John Darell)	1652 (1652)	Wing D250; ESTC R6333	12,943	20

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that_o purpose_n we_o the_o say_v john_n farren_n agent_n and_o council_n have_v make_v this_o protest_v and_o send_v a_o true_a copy_n thereof_o unto_o you_o william_n cockayne_n governor_n william_n methwolde_v deputy_n and_o court_n of_o committee_n or_o whosoever_o governor_n deputy_n or_o committee_n for_o the_o time_n be_v in_o england_n likewise_o to_o you_o francis_n briton_n precedent_n at_o surrat_n or_o whosoever_o precedent_n there_o for_o the_o time_n be_v and_o to_o all_o other_o precedent_n or_o president_n agent_n or_o agent_n commander_n factor_n or_o servant_n who_o it_o may_v concern_v in_o east-india_n or_o part_n adjacent_a aforesaid_a in_o the_o service_n and_o employment_n of_o the_o now_o east-india_n adventurer_n common_o call_v the_o old_a east-india_n company_n witness_v and_o subscribe_v by_o we_o john_n farren_n agent_n and_o council_n aforesaid_a lest_o you_o or_o they_o or_o any_o of_o you_o or_o they_o shall_v plead_v ignorance_n or_o excuse_v in_o the_o 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