Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	case_n	king_n	parliament_n	3,091	5	6.5359	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35809	Reasons for His Majesties passing the bill of exclusion in a letter to a friend.	Devonshire, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1640-1707.	1681 (1681)	Wing D1233; ESTC R253	6,671	10

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