Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	earl_n	lord_n	york_n	3,185	5	9.8571	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66582	An account of the province of Carolina in America together with an abstract of the patent, and several other necessary and useful particulars, to such as have thoughts of transporting themselves thither : published for their information.	Wilson, Samuel, fl. 1682.	1682 (1682)	Wing W2932; ESTC R14591	11,836	28

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