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	lord_n	name_n	7,107	5	5.2836	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75551	Arguments, proving that we ought not to part with the militia to the King, nor indeed to any other, but the Honourable House of Commons.		1646 (1646)	Wing A3648; Thomason 669.f.10[61]; ESTC R205500	1,688	1

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june_n 1646._o finis_fw-la