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	time_n	14,756	5	3.9665	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48211	A Letter to an eminent member of Parliament about the present rate of guineas and the influence they will have on our expected new money.		1695 (1695)	Wing L1698; ESTC R36364	7,959	4

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