Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	edward_n	king_n	prince_n	15,445	5	6.2253	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61948	A letter from Sir John Suckling to Mr. Henry German, in the beginning of the late Long Parliament, anno 1640	Suckling, John, Sir, 1609-1642.	1679 (1679)	Wing S6132; ESTC R625	3,052	5

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