Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	death_n	henry_n	king_n	10,176	5	4.2388	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07223	A mirrour for merchants With an exact table to discouer the excessiue taking of vsurie, against the lawes manifested in this treatise of Reasons academy. Set forth by R. Mason of Lincolnes Inne gent.; Reasons academie	Mason, Robert, 1571-1635.; Davies, John, Sir, 1569-1626. Reasons moane.	1609 (1609)	STC 17620; ESTC S119107	40,335	117

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