Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	ambassador_n	english_a	king_n	2,635	5	3.9111	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85685	To the right honourable the knights, citizens and burgesses now assembled in Parliament. The humble petition of Lewis De Gand, a French nobleman, Lord of Brachey and Romecour.	Gand, Louis de.	1641 (1641)	Wing G195; Thomason 669.f.4[26]; ESTC R210196	1,530	1

to_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o knight_n citizen_n and_o burgess_n now_o assemble_v in_o parliament_n the_o humble_a petition_n of_o lewis_n de_fw-la gand_n a_o french_a nobleman_n lord_n of_o brachey_n and_o romecour_n humble_o show_v that_o whereas_o since_o some_o certain_a month_n i_o your_o petitioner_n do_v for_o some_o certain_a business_n of_o i_o come_v over_o from_o france_n into_o england_n in_o a_o ship_n bear_v the_o royal_a english_a arm_n and_o for_o great_a security_n have_v the_o king_n letter_n patent_n it_o be_v happen_v i_o know_v not_o by_o what_o mischance_n that_o the_o spanish_a dunkirk_n not_o a_o whit_n respect_v or_o god_n or_o the_o king_n or_o england_n contrary_a to_o the_o right_n of_o nation_n do_v set_v upon_o we_o in_o the_o very_a english_a haven_n and_o have_v rob_v i_o your_o petitioner_n of_o all_o the_o money_n i_o have_v to_o the_o value_n of_o two_o hundred_o pound_n english_a and_o that_o you_o may_v the_o better_o be_v certify_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o i_o say_v i_o can_v call_v to_o witness_v divers_a englishman_n which_o come_v over_o with_o i_o your_o petitioner_n in_o the_o same_o ship_n and_o namely_o master_n george_n thomason_n and_o master_n josuah_n kirton_n and_o master_n robert_n martin_n all_o three_o merchant_n bookseller_n the_o two_o first_o in_o paul_n churchyard_n the_o one_o at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o rose_n the_o other_o at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o white-horse_n the_o three_o in_o old_a bayly_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o venice_n who_o will_v without_o doubt_n relate_v unto_o you_o how_o ignominious_o the_o say_a dunkirk_n have_v behave_v themselves_o even_o against_o you_o in_o this_o their_o wicked_a robbery_n for_o first_o they_o have_v be_v so_o audacious_a as_o if_o they_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o sea_n yea_o of_o england_n itself_o to_o discharge_v their_o artillery_n against_o our_o ship_n and_o to_o constrain_v we_o to_o yield_v unto_o they_o after_o that_o we_o have_v let_v they_o 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