Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	duke_n	emperor_n	king_n	6,473	5	4.3620	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39792	The history of Russia, or, The government of the Emperour of Muscovia with the manners & fashions of the people of that countrey / by G. Fletcher, sometime fellow of Kings Colledge in Cambridge and employed in the embassie thither.	Fletcher, Giles, 1549?-1611.	1643 (1643)	Wing F1330; ESTC R28633	98,943	288

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the_o history_n of_o russia_n or_o the_o government_n of_o the_o ●_z of_o muscovia_n with_o the_o manner_n &_o fashion_n of_o the_o people_n of_o that_o country_n by_o g._n fletcher_n sometime_o fellow_n of_o king_n college_n in_o cambridge_n and_o employ_v in_o the_o embassy_n thither_o w._n m._n fecit_fw-la 1643_o the_o content_n of_o the_o several_a chapter_n chap._n 1_o the_o description_n of_o the_o country_n of_o russia_n with_o the_o breadth_n length_n and_o name_n of_o the_o shire_n fol._n 1_o chap._n 2_o of_o the_o soil_n and_o climate_n fol._n 6_o chap._n 3_o the_o native_a commodity_n of_o the_o country_n fol._n 14_o chap._n 4_o the_o chief_a city_n of_o russia_n fol._n 28_o chap._n 5_o the_o house_n or_o stock_n of_o the_o ruff_n emperor_n fol._n 34_o chap._n 6_o the_o manner_n of_o inauguration_n of_o the_o ruff_n emperor_n fol._n 40_o chap._n 7_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o government_n fol._n 47_o chap._n 8_o the_o manner_n of_o hold_v their_o parliament_n fol._n 52_o chap._n 9_o the_o russee_n nobility_n and_o by_o what_o mean_v it_o be_v keep_v in_o a_o under_o proportion_n agreeable_a to_o that_o state_n fol._n 57_o chap._n 10_o the_o government_n of_o their_o province_n or_o shire_n fol._n 70_o chap._n 11_o the_o emperor_n privy_a council_n fol._n 82_o chap._n 12_o the_o emperor_n custom_n and_o other_o revenue_n with_o the_o sophism_n practise_v for_o the_o increase_n of_o they_o fol._n 86_o chap._n 13_o the_o russee_n commonalty_n and_o their_o condition_n fol._n 107_o chap._n 14_o their_o public_a justice_n and_o manner_n of_o proceed_v therein_o fol._n 117_o chap._n 15_o the_o emperor_n force_n for_o his_o war_n with_o the_o officer_n and_o their_o salary_n fol._n 127_o chap._n 16_o their_o manner_n of_o muster_v armour_n and_o provision_n of_o victual_n fol._n 137_o chap._n 17_o their_o order_n in_o march_v charge_v and_o their_o martial_a discipline_n fol._n 141_o chap._n 18_o their_o colony_n and_o policy_n in_o maintain_v their_o purchase_n by_o conquest_n fol._n 146_o chap._n 19_o their_o borderer_n with_o who_o they_o have_v most_o to_o do_v in_o war_n and_o peace_n fol._n 155_o chap._n 20_o of_o the_o permian_o samoite_n and_o lap_n fol._n 180_o chap._n 21_o their_o ecclesiastical_a state_n with_o their_o church_n office_n fol._n 166_o chap._n 22_o their_o liturgy_n or_o form_n of_o church-service_n with_o their_o manner_n of_o administer_a the_o sacrament_n fol._n 218_o chap._n ●3_n the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o ruff_n church_n fol._n 231_o chap._n ●4_n their_o manner_n of_o solemnize_n marriage_n fol._n 240_o chap._n ●5_n the_o other_o ceremony_n of_o the_o ruff_n church_n fol._n 246_o chap._n 26_o the_o emperor_n domestic_a behaviour_n fol._n 256_o chap._n 27_o the_o emperor_n household_n with_o the_o office_n of_o his_o house_n fol._n 265_o chap._n 28_o the_o private_a behaviour_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o ruff_n people_n fol._n 268_o chap._n 1._o the_o description_n of_o the_o country_n of_o russia_n 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