Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	lord_n	sir_n	treasurer_n	4,367	5	11.0593	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44301	A short treatise touching sheriffs accompts written by the Honourable Sir Matthew Hale ... ; to which is added, A tryal of witches, at the assizes held at Bury St. Edmonds, for the county of Suffolk, on the 10th of March 1664, before the said Sir Matthew Hale, Kt.	Hale, Matthew, Sir, 1609-1676.	1683 (1683)	Wing H260; ESTC R14358	33,283	119

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other_o old_a obscure_a record_n and_o some_o thing_n incident_o open_v that_o have_v be_v former_o obscure_a and_o scarce_o intelligible_a yet_o fit_a to_o be_v know_v some_o thing_n also_o relate_v to_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o auditor_n of_o the_o revenue_n and_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o pipe_n there_o may_v be_v some_o mistake_n of_o my_o own_o i_o confess_v in_o a_o matter_n of_o so_o great_a intricacy_n perplexity_n and_o obsoleteness_n which_o i_o can_v not_o easy_o correct_v in_o the_o country_n because_o many_o of_o my_o paper_n be_v at_o london_n that_o concern_v this_o business_n and_o i_o fear_v hardly_o to_o be_v retrieve_v into_o a_o due_a order_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o late_a distraction_n and_o here_o may_v be_v some_o mistake_n in_o the_o transcriber_n which_o at_o this_o distance_n i_o can_v not_o examine_v but_o possible_o notwithstanding_o these_o mistake_n your_o lordship_n may_v find_v something_o that_o may_v be_v useful_a and_o when_o i_o wait_v 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