Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	great_a	king_n	normandy_n	4,212	5	10.9535	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35780	The Designs of France against England and Holland discovered, or, The intrigues of that crown for the utter ruine of both those nations, laid open.		1686 (1686)	Wing D1177; ESTC R197	13,358	14

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