Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	alexander_n	king_n	scotland_n	6,666	5	10.2419	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34079	The Protestant mask taken off from the Jesuited Englishman being an answer to a book entituled Great Britain's just complaint.	Comber, Thomas, 1645-1699.	1692 (1692)	Wing C5484; ESTC R22733	44,472	73

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