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	ordination_n	3,829	5	10.8464	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55141	The speech of Mr. VVilliam Plessington, who was executed at Chester for being a priest of the Church of Rome, July 19, 1679	Plessington, William, d. 1679.	1679 (1679)	Wing P2567; ESTC R229248	1,624	2

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