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	richard_n	15,475	5	9.2713	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39006	The excellent and renowned history of the famous Sir Richard Whittington three times lord-mayor of the honourable City of London. Giving an account of all the remarkable and noted passages of his life. This may be printed, R.P.		1690 (1690)	Wing E3780A; ESTC R217361	8,902	24

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