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	say_a	26,933	5	7.8469	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25335	The Ancient laws, customs, and orders of the miners in the King's forrest of Mendipp, in the county of Somerset		1687 (1687)	Wing A3069; ESTC R12879	2,110	9

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