Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	bishop_n	church_n	head_n	2,709	5	6.0130	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46648	A letter to a friend, containing some quæries about the new commission for making alterations in the liturgy, canons, &c. of the Church of England	Jane, William, 1645-1707.; Sherlock, William, 1641?-1707.	1689 (1689)	Wing J453; ESTC R3439	4,308	7

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