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	king_n	lancaster_n	6,663	5	11.7227	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42668	The history of four-footed beasts and serpents describing at large their true and lively figure, their several names, conditions, kinds, virtues ... countries of their breed, their love and hatred to mankind, and the wonderful work by Edward Topsell ; whereunto is now added, The theater of insects, or, Lesser living creatures ... by T. Muffet ...; Historie of foure-footed beasts	Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625?; Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625? Historie of serpents.; Gesner, Konrad, 1516-1565. Historia animalium Liber 1. English.; Gesner, Konrad, 1516-1565. Historia animalium Liber 5. English.; Moffett, Thomas, 1553-1604. Insectorum sive minimorum animalium theatrum. English.; Rowland, John, M.D.	1658 (1658)	Wing G624; ESTC R6249	1,956,367	1,026

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〈…〉_z be_v 〈◊〉_d &_o verspertiliones_fw-la a_o man_n shall_v cast_v away_o his_o idol_n to_o worship_n moles_n and_o bat_n some_o again_o make_v but_o one_o word_n of_o latheporperot_n and_o translate_v it_o a_o beast_n dig_v ditch_n and_o the_o septuagint_n idol_n or_o abomination_n and_o think_v that_o they_o be_v so_o call_v because_o their_o outward_a farm_n represent_v some_o such_o reptile_a creature_n and_o symmachus_n unprofitable_a thing_n but_o aquila_n orugas_n dig_v beast_n and_o therefore_o at_o this_o day_n all_o the_o learned_a take_v perot_n for_o mole_n so_o call_v by_o reason_n of_o their_o dig_v avicen_n call_v it_o pelagon_n a_o blind_a mouse_n in_o greek_a it_o be_v call_v sometime_o spa_n 〈…〉_z but_o more_o often_o aspalax_n yet_o albertus_n call_v it_o by_o a_o strange_a grecian_a name_n gol_n 〈…〉_z and_o keky_a which_o he_o take_v from_o avicen_n the_o italian_n retain_v the_o latin_a word_n talpa_fw-la the_o spaniard_n topo_n by_o which_o word_n the_o italian_n