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	king_n	13,141	5	3.9277	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75876	The address and petition of Mr. George Seton the delegate of the jurant Episcopal clergy in the north with some reflection on the same, by a person qualified according to law, and sincerely weell [sic] affected to this church. Unto His Grace John Earl of Tullibardine, His Majesties High Commissioner.	Seaton, George, d. 1704.	1695 (1695)	Wing A538A; ESTC R230065	10,337	8

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