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	king_n	peace_n	4,428	5	6.4303	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50728	The last famous siege of the city of Rochel together with the Edict of Nantes / written in French by Peter Meruault, a citizen of Rochel who was in the city from the beginning of the siege until the rendition of it.; Journal des choses plus memorables qui se sont passées au dernier siege de la Rochelle. English	Mervault, Pierre, b. 1608.; France. Edit de Nantes.	1680 (1680)	Wing M1879; ESTC R35042	174,829	329

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