Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	french_a	great_a	king_n	16,597	5	4.3459	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34886	The proverb crossed, or, A new paradox maintained (viz.) that it is not at all times true, that interest cannot lye being a full, clear and distinct answer to a paper of an English gentleman, who endeavours to demonstrate that it is for the interest of England that the laws against transportation of wooll should be repealed.	Carter, W. (William)	1677 (1677)	Wing C676B; ESTC R18389	22,868	28

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the_o woollen_a manufacture_n of_o england_n the_o nobility_n gentry_n and_o commonalty_n do_v receive_v among_o they_o near_z if_o not_o more_o than_o nine_o part_n of_o it_o in_o ten._n for_o in_o as_o much_o as_o all_o who_o be_v well_o acquaint_v with_o the_o clothe_n trade_n do_v know_v that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o profit_n nor_o sometime_o the_o twenty_o that_o be_v gain_v by_o the_o clothier_n or_o first_o employer_n who_o frequent_o lose_v of_o the_o very_a interest_n of_o his_o money_n consequent_o it_o must_v of_o necessity_n follow_v that_o nine_o of_o ten_o part_n if_o not_o 19_o of_o 20_o part_n of_o the_o whole_a value_n of_o the_o say_a manufacture_n must_v be_v distribute_v to_o the_o nation_n so_o that_o admit_v the_o whole_a woollen_a manufacture_n of_o this_o nation_n comprehend_v cloth_n stuff_n bay_n stocking_n and_o all_o other_o sort_n of_o the_o say_a manufacture_n do_v amount_v to_o four_o million_o of_o pound_n sterling_a per_fw-la year_n 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