Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	arm_n	king_n	scotland_n	3,115	5	8.4548	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65409	An answer to the late King James's declaration to all his pretended subjects in the kingdom of England, dated at Dublin-castle, May 8, 1689 ordered by a vote of the Right Honourable the House of Commons, to be burnt by the common-hangman.	Welwood, James, 1652-1727.	1689 (1689)	Wing W1298; ESTC R38525	17,178	40

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