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
A45578	The marine mercury, or, A true relation of the strange appearance of a man-fish about three miles within the river of Thames, having a musket in one hand and a petition in the other credibly reported by six saylors who both saw and talkt with the monster : whos names here following are inserted : whereunto is added a relation how Sir Simon Heartley with his company gave battell to a company of rebels and slew 500, tooke 4 colours and routed 1500 more : this being performed on the 6 of Ianuary, 1641 ... / written by Iohn Hare, ...	Hare, John, 17th cent.	1642 (1642)	Wing H763; ESTC R1644	2,511	8

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