Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	elizabeth_n	queen_n	scot_n	2,873	5	9.6325	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61883	A justification of the present war against the United Netherlands wherein the declaration of His Majesty is vindicated, and the war proved to be just, honourable and necessary, the dominion of the sea explained, and His Majesties rights thereunto asserted, the obligations of the Dutch to England, and their continual ingratitude : illustrated with sculptures : in answer to a Dutch treatise entituled, Considerations upon the present state of the United Netherlands / by an English man.	Stubbe, Henry, 1632-1676.	1672 (1672)	Wing S6050; ESTC R9857	73,902	89

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from_o france_n though_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n achieve_v great_a thing_n and_o reduce_v many_o town_n in_o holland_n and_o zealand_n unto_o his_o party_n yet_o such_o be_v their_o distress_n 1575._o that_o an._n dom._n 1575._o they_o enter_v into_o a_o debate_n of_o put_v themselves_o under_o the_o protection_n of_o some_o foreign_a prince_n least_o through_o want_n of_o money_n and_o of_o soldier_n and_o also_o the_o fickle_a inclination_n of_o a_o discontent_a populace_n they_o shall_v sudden_o fall_v under_o the_o power_n of_o the_o enemy_n and_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o state_n of_o holland_n and_o zealand_n and_o prince_n of_o orange_n be_v a_o embassy_n send_v into_o england_n to_o offer_v unto_o the_o queen_n not_o only_o what_o be_v agreeable_a to_o equity_n reason_n 1575._o and_o religion_n but_o to_o the_o exigency_n of_o their_o condition_n and_o what_o self_n preservation_n and_o extreme_a necessity_n prompt_v they_o unto_o the_o commission_n of_o the_o 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