Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	france_n	french_a	king_n	29,861	5	4.6110	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31153	The Case of the English weavers and French merchants truly stated		1670 (1670)	Wing C1069; ESTC R15249	2,593	1

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their_o custom_n but_o because_o the_o weaver_n live_v too_o high_a and_o be_v not_o so_o good_a workman_n etc._n etc._n and_o as_o the_o weaver_n in_o their_o preamble_n refer_v to_o the_o customhouse_n book_n for_o proof_n so_o have_v they_o ingenious_o do_v likewise_o therefore_o here_o follow_v a_o true_a account_n of_o the_o particular_a entry_n of_o all_o wrought_v as_o well_o as_o unwrought_a silk_n in_o the_o port_n of_o london_n from_o michaelmas_n 1668_o to_o ditto_n 1669._o together_o with_o the_o place_n from_o whence_o they_o come_v by_o which_o it_o will_v true_o appear_v whether_o the_o english_a weaver_n or_o the_o french_a merchant_n be_v under_o a_o mistake_n and_o it_o be_v humble_o submit_v to_o serious_a consideration_n it_o be_v conceive_v by_o some_o eminent_a merchant_n and_o tradesman_n in_o and_o about_o this_o city_n to_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o very_a high_a concernment_n to_o trade_n and_o the_o general_a interest_n of_o the_o nation_n wrought_a silk_n 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