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	reign_n	year_n	19,019	5	5.1234	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81258	The case and circumstances of paper-making in England truly stated And by the paper-sellers humbly offered to the consideration of this present Parliament, as reasons against the passing of a bill, intituled An act for the encouragement and better establishing the making of white-writing and printing-paper. The same being misrepresented in a paper stiled, The case of the Company of White-Paper-makers.	Company of White Paper Makers (London, England)	1699 (1699)	Wing C847; ESTC R205744	2,444	1

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