Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	allegiance_n	king_n	oath_n	2,942	5	7.6429	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37347	English loyalty, or, The case of the oath of faith and allegiance to King William and Queen Mary examined and resolved in a letter from a father to his son, two divines of the Church of England.	M. D.	1689 (1689)	Wing D59; ESTC R8414	4,492	2

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