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	year_n	31,102	5	5.6306	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58376	Reflections upon our late and present proceedings in England		1689 (1689)	Wing R722; ESTC R32278	10,305	16

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