Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	henry_n	king_n	normandy_n	8,654	5	11.5816	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B29617	A Description of the seventeen provinces and of the province of Haynault in particular, in which is the city of Mons.	Seller, John, fl. 1658-1698.	1691 (1691)	Wing S2471; ESTC R14626	3,064	2

a_o description_n of_o the_o seventeen_o province_n and_o of_o the_o province_n of_o haynault_n in_o particular_a in_o which_o be_v the_o city_n of_o mons_fw-la the_o seventeen_o province_n be_v brabant_n lembourg_n luxembourg_n guilde_n which_o be_v dutchy_n flanders_n artois_n haynault_n holland_n zealand_n namur_n and_o zutphen_n which_o be_v earldom_n the_o marquisate_n of_o the_o holy_a empire_n friesland_n malines_n vtrecht_n overyssel_n and_o groningen_n be_v signiory_n the_o circuit_n of_o the_o country_n be_v about_o a_o thousand_o english_a mile_n or_o thirty-four_a flemish_a league_n those_o that_o former_o belong_v to_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n which_o be_v now_o the_o seven_o unite_a province_n in_o these_o be_v contain_v 208_o wall_v town_n 6300_o village_n with_o parish-church_n beside_o a_o great_a number_n of_o other_o village_n and_o hamlet_n the_o beef_n of_o friesland_n and_o holland_n be_v very_o great_a and_o weigh_v some_o of_o they_o sixteen_o hundred_o pound_n weight_n of_o that_o country_n the_o ewe_n in_o holland_n friesland_n and_o part_n of_o flanders_n bring_v forth_o three_o or_o four_o lamb_n at_o a_o time_n and_o the_o kine_n sometime_o two_o calf_n the_o country_n bring_v forth_o much_o mather_n wherewith_o a_o part_n of_o europe_n be_v furnish_v wood_n and_o hemp_n and_o flax_n in_o great_a abundance_n five_o principal_a river_n be_v in_o these_o country_n the_o rhine_n the_o mouse_n the_o scheld_v the_o haa_n the_o eeme_v county_n of_o hainault_n the_o mouse_n afford_v abundance_n of_o sturgeon_n so_o big_a that_o some_o of_o they_o weigh_v 400_o and_o some_o 420_o pound_n weight_n and_o be_v twelve_o foot_n long_o of_o antwerp_n measure_n it_o yield_v also_o great_a store_n of_o salmon_n and_o salmon-trout_n lamprey_n shad_n conger_n mullet_n and_o divers_a other_o sort_n of_o fish_n which_o come_v into_o fresh_a water_n become_v fat_a and_o excellent_a good_a the_o scheld_v have_v divers_a sort_n of_o fish_n that_o come_v out_o 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