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	lord_n	treasurer_n	3,709	5	10.7348	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29401	A Breif [sic] account of many memorable passages of the life & death of the Earle of Shaftsbury ... who departed this life the 21st day of December, 1683 ...		1683 (1683)	Wing B4503; ESTC R17676	6,304	10

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