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	prove_v	3,408	5	6.8789	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41176	The knot unty'd, or, The association disbanded	Ferguson, Robert, d. 1714.	1682 (1682)	Wing F744; ESTC R3769	15,275	34

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