Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	britain_n	france_n	king_n	3,996	5	4.0955	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79750	The proceedings of the Commissioners of the Church and kingdome of Scotland, with his Majestie at the Hague. And the papers interchanged betwixt his Majestie and them, as they were reported in Parliament and the Generall Assembly. Appointed by authority to be published.	Church of Scotland. General Assembly. Commission.; Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.	1649 (1649)	Wing C4251A; Thomason E566_11; ESTC R25607	22,979	29

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your_o majesty_n may_v be_v restore_v to_o the_o peaceable_a possession_n of_o the_o government_n of_o your_o other_o kingdom_n wherefore_o we_o do_v in_o all_o humility_n renew_v these_o our_o former_a desire_n earnest_o beseech_v that_o without_o lose_v of_o precious_a time_n your_o majesty_n will_v be_v please_v to_o give_v a_o direct_a and_o satisfactory_a answer_n thereunto_o april_n 23._o may_v 3._o 1649._o sign_v by_o the_o commissioner_n of_o parliament_n his_o majesty_n answer_n i_o can_v think_v your_o paper_n of_o the_o 3._o of_o this_o month_n to_o contain_v a_o partain_a answer_n to_o the_o question_n of_o i_o of_o the_o thirty_o of_o the_o last_o all_o your_o answer_n to_o my_o question_n whether_o you_o have_v any_o other_o thing_n to_o propone_v then_o that_o you_o have_v already_o propose_v be_v that_o you_o be_v not_o to_o propose_v any_o other_o unless_o you_o be_v command_v whereas_o i_o expect_v you_o will_v have_v answer_v whether_o you_o be_v command_v to_o 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