Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	battle_n	edward_n	king_n	3,957	5	4.3911	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42325	Memoires of Henry, D. of Guise, relating his passage to Naples, and heading there the second revolt of the people, Englished; Mémoires. English	Guise, Henri, duc de, 1614-1664.; Sainctyon, Sieur de.	1669 (1669)	Wing G2226; ESTC R9484	338,166	673

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