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	john_n	king_n	19,251	5	4.4517	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B12801	By the King. A proclamation prohibiting the exchange of monies for profit, the making of plate of any his Maiesties coynes, and the excessiue vse of gold and siluer foliate.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I); James I, King of England, 1566-1625.	1619 (1619)	STC 8595; Interim Tract Supplement Guide 506.h.12[76]; ESTC S100767	1,547	2

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