Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	john_n	king_n	scot_n	5,784	5	9.7910	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63490	A True copy of the journal of the High Court of Justice for the tryal of K. Charles I as it was read in the House of Commons and attested under the hand of Phelps, clerk to that infamous court / taken by J. Nalson Jan. 4, 1683 : with a large introduction.	Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649, defendant.; Phelps, John, fl. 1636-1666.; Nalson, John, 1638?-1686.	1684 (1684)	Wing T2645; ESTC R5636	141,696	216

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