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
A92716	Newes from France: or, A true discovery of the practices of divers of our English fugitives there. Wherein maliciously they would engage the French King to give assistance to His Majesty against his high court of Parliament. With the King of France's answer to their malignant counsels. Sent in a letter from Paris to a person of good account in this city, and by him published. Whereunto is added a true copy of the Londoners last petition to the high court of Parliament for peace.	W. S.	1642 (1642)	Wing S200; Thomason E130_2; ESTC R1419	3,942	9

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