Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	call_v	king_n	parliament_n	10,010	5	6.8975	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50365	A discourse concerning the successe of former parliaments by Thomas May ...	May, Thomas, 1595-1650.	1644 (1644)	Wing M1405; ESTC R3762	5,568	15

a_o discourse_n concern_v the_o success_n of_o former_a parliament_n by_o thomas_n may_v esquire_n the_o second_o edition_n london_n print_v by_o t._n f._n for_o thomas_n wakeley_n 1644._o a_o discourse_n concern_v former_a parliament_n sir_n i_o have_v according_a to_o my_o small_a ability_n and_o the_o shortness_n of_o time_n fulfil_v your_o command_n in_o send_v to_o you_o this_o brief_a and_o plain_a discourse_n concern_v the_o ancient_a opinion_n and_o esteem_n of_o english_a parliament_n for_o that_o be_v all_o which_o you_o desire_v without_o any_o reflection_n upon_o the_o proceed_n of_o this_o present_a parliament_n accept_v as_o a_o plain_a piece_n of_o common_a talk_n which_o i_o will_v have_v deliver_v have_v i_o be_v present_a with_o you_o such_o discourse_n need_v no_o dress_n of_o rhetoric_n the_o constitution_n of_o our_o english_a monarchy_n be_v by_o wise_a man_n esteem_v one_o of_o the_o best_a in_o europe_n as_o well_o for_o the_o strength_n and_o honour_n of_o 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