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	prince_n	4,223	5	5.4898	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11297	An answere to a letter cum priuilegio.	Saint German, Christopher, 1460?-1540.	1535 (1535)	STC 21558.5; ESTC S100189	35,044	126

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