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
A67680	A letter to an honourable Member of Parliament concerning the great growth of popery, and the treasonable practices of the Romish bishops and priests, at this time, in England.	R. W.	1700 (1700)	Wing W95B; ESTC R220953	5,567	4

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