Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	army_n	great_a	king_n	9,066	5	3.9020	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60768	Some considerations about The new test of the Church of Englands loyalty in a letter / from a country gentleman ; occasioned by the present invasion.	Whitaker, Edward.	1688 (1688)	Wing S4480A; ESTC N36684	5,853	8

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