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	scotland_n	20,210	5	9.7228	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46947	An essay concerning Parliaments at a certainty, or, The kalends of May by Samvel Johnson.	Johnson, Samuel, 1649-1703.	1693 (1693)	Wing J826; ESTC R11823	20,302	52

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