Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	high_a	lord_n	steward_n	3,887	5	11.1026	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B12799	By the right honorable the lords, commissioners for the office of Earl Marshall of England	England and Wales. Earl Marshal.	1618 (1618)	STC 8581; Interim Tract Supplement Guide 190.g.12[257]	3,314	1

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