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	parliament_n	year_n	10,168	5	5.0801	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65091	A true narrative of the proceedings in the Court of Admiraltie against the ships Sampson, Salvador, and George, their silver and lading and an accompt presented what silver was taken out of the said ships, and coined in the tower (being above two hundred seventy eight thousand pounds), all which silver the common-wealth got by the chargeable prosecution and discovery of Tho. Violet, who saved the common-wealth this silver, Dec. 16, 1652 ... : together with several humble proposals, for the profit and honour of this common-wealth, in saving them many score of thousand pounds ... / by Tho. Violet ...	Violet, Thomas, fl. 1634-1662.	1659 (1659)	Wing V594; ESTC R18686	84,216	166

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pleasure_n be_v that_o our_o solicitor_n general_n prepare_v a_o book_n fit_a for_o our_o signature_n for_o the_o erect_n of_o a_o office_n for_o the_o sole_a make_n vent_v and_o utter_v of_o a_o common_a farthing_n to_o go_v currant_n in_o england_n scotland_n ireland_n and_o wales_n according_a to_o the_o weight_n proportion_n and_o proposition_n in_o their_o petition_n contain_v with_o such_o rule_n to_o be_v observe_v by_o the_o petitioner_n or_o their_o assign_n for_o the_o stamp_n figure_n and_o arm_n of_o the_o say_a farthing_n as_o we_o and_o our_o successor_n shall_v appoint_v and_o for_o the_o grant_v the_o same_o to_o the_o say_v edw._n johnson_n junior_n esq_n etc._n etc._n and_o their_o assign_n and_o deputy_n for_o one_o and_o thirty_o year_n reserve_v to_o we_o and_o our_o successor_n twelve_o penny_n for_o every_o two_o and_o twenty_o shilling_n of_o the_o say_a farthing_n so_o vent_v and_o utter_v and_o our_o solicitor_n general_n be_v to_o attend_v and_o acquaint_v the_o parliament_n with_o