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	king_n	peace_n	17,768	5	6.6909	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54704	The interest of England in the preservation of Ireland humbly presented to the Parliament of England / by G.P., Esq.	Philips, George, 1599?-1696.	1689 (1689)	Wing P2027; ESTC R1613	18,021	38

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