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	time_n	year_n	19,963	5	5.0438	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59775	The case of Oliver St. Iohn, Esq. concerning his actions during the late troubles	St. John, Oliver, 1598?-1673.	1660 (1660)	Wing S324A; ESTC R219856	5,844	16

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