Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	king_n	land_n	law_n	7,177	5	4.9109	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25584	An ansvver to the city-conformists letter from the country clergy-man, about reading His Majesties declaration. With allowance.		1688 (1688)	Wing A3399A; ESTC R214872	4,764	10

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