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	queen_n	scotland_n	21,222	5	9.6234	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87165	Irelands misery since the late cessation: sent in a letter from a gentleman in Dublin, to his brother in law, now residing in London, sometime living in the county of Cavan in that kingdome. Wherein is set forth the great cruelty and horrible massacres, committed upon the English Protestants in severall castles and places which they have taken since. With divers other remarkable passages of great consequence concerning the affaires of both kingdoms.	Harrison, Richard, 17th cent.	1644 (1644)	Wing H907; Thomason E30_12; ESTC R12429	3,532	7

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