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	treasurer_n	4,230	5	10.7514	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65983	Severall remarkable passages concerning the Hollanders since the death of Queene Elizabeth, untill the 25th of December, 1673 Some animadversions thereupon, in answere to a scandulous pamphlett called Englands appeale to the Parliament, from the private caball at white hall. With the continuation of the case between Sr. VVilliam Courten his heires and assignes and the East-India Company of the Netherlands, faithfully recollected by E.W. armig: and rendred into English, French, and Dutch, for satisfaction of his particular friends, in England, France, and the low countriers.	E. W.	1673 (1673)	Wing W21; ESTC R219253	71,264	105

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uckingham_fw-mi master_n of_o the_o horse_n a_o rlington_a principal_a secretary_n of_o state_n l_o autherdaile_v chief_a minister_n of_o state_n and_o commissioner_n in_o scotland_n advertisement_n sir_n some_o part_n of_o this_o little_a book_n be_v print_v in_o holland_n and_o the_o other_o part_n in_o the_o spanish_a netherlands_o where_o the_o english_a copy_n be_v not_o understand_v by_o the_o printer_n who_o have_v commit_v many_o fault_n which_o may_v be_v plain_o discover_v and_o amend_v with_o a_o pen_n the_o french_a and_o dutch_a be_v better_o do_v please_v to_o take_v notice_n that_o this_o be_v not_o publish_v or_o sell_v in_o any_o place_n or_o design_v to_o any_o other_o purpose_n then_o for_o particular_a friend_n who_o may_v find_v some_o thing_n in_o vacant_a hour_n either_o for_o their_o information_n reprehension_n or_o diversion_n and_o that_o i_o can_v appear_v at_o this_o time_n and_o distance_n under_o any_o other_o character_n then_o your_o distress_a and_o 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