Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	council_n	lord_n	privy_a	4,231	5	10.1951	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46485	His Majesties letter to the Lords and others of his Privy Council	James II, King of England, 1633-1701.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James II) aut	1689 (1689)	Wing J208; ESTC R215423	2,347	2

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