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	king_n	people_n	2,823	5	4.7589	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36048	A Direct road to peace and happiness in church and state		1696 (1696)	Wing D1525A; ESTC R26699	25,392	45

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