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	earl_n	william_n	2,622	5	7.6726	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57453	An introduction to a breviary of the history of England with the reign of King William the I, entitled the Conqueror / written by Sr. Walter Raleigh, Kt. ...	Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.; Daniel, Samuel, 1562-1619.; Van Hove, Frederick Hendrick.	1693 (1693)	Wing R169; ESTC R8443	18,952	88

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