Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	appear_v	king_n	law_n	2,948	5	4.8018	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29555	The Lord George Digbies apologie for himselfe, published the fourth of January, Anno Dom. 1642; Lord George Digbie's apologie for himselfe	Bristol, George Digby, Earl of, 1612-1677.	1642 (1642)	Wing B4762; ESTC R12878	9,554	16

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