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	prince_n	17,085	5	6.0709	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19438	A short vievv of the long life and raigne of Henry the Third, King of England presented to King Iames.	Cotton, Robert, Sir, 1571-1631.	1627 (1627)	STC 5864; ESTC S302	15,247	50

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