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	scotland_n	2,962	5	8.7134	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48076	A letter from Rotterdam, touching the Scotch affaires, since November, 1650		1651 (1651)	Wing L1500; ESTC R222062	6,872	14

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go_v to_o suppress_v the_o like_a faction_n which_o the_o classis_fw-la of_o aberdeen_n have_v countenance_v to_o the_o great_a prejudice_n and_o safety_n of_o that_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o his_o absence_n duke_n hamilton_n command_v the_o southern_a army_n who_o endeavour_v daily_o to_o try_v his_o friend_n in_o levy_v force_n in_o the_o west_n of_o scotland_n here_o we_o expect_v some_o scotch_a nobleman_n as_o a_o ambassader_n from_o the_o scotch_a king_n for_o that_o kingdom_n and_o the_o report_n be_v the_o lord_n gerard_n have_v a_o commission_n send_v he_o to_o be_v his_o ambassador_n for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n i_o have_v no_o more_o room_n to_o write_v but_o only_o to_o subscribe_v myself_o your_o most_o humble_a servant_n from_o rotterdam_n 10_o 1._o march_n 1650._o