Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	court_n	famous_a	great_a	98	3	2.1026	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69646	The Ivdgement of Martin Bucer concerning divorce written to Edward the sixt, in his second book of the Kingdom of Christ, and now Englisht : wherein a late book restoring the doctrine and discipline of divorce is heer confirm'd and justify'd by the authoritie of Martin Bucer to the Parlament of England.; De regno Christi. De coniugio & divortio. English	Bucer, Martin, 1491-1551.; Milton, John, 1608-1674.	1644 (1644)	Wing B5270; ESTC R3964	32,365	42

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