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	war_n	17,303	5	6.8100	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80341	A confutation of the Earle of Newcastles reasons for taking under his command and conduct divers popish recusants in the northerne parts; wherein is shewed both the unlawfulnesse, and danger of arming of papists: being a thing of main consequence for all true Protestants to take present and speciall notice of.		1643 (1643)	Wing C5813; Thomason E86_13; ESTC R4131	6,423	15

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