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	part_n	year_n	6,839	5	4.8670	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91535	To His Grace William, Duke of Hamilton Their Majesties High Commissioner and the Honourable Estates of Parliament, humblt sheweth the answers for Hendry Navilpayne, to the inditement raised at the instance of Their Majesties advocate, before the high court of Parliament.	Payne, Henry Neville, fl. 1672-1710.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1693 (1693)	Wing P893A; ESTC R181560	9,184	7

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