Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	wise_a	word_n	worthy_a	20	3	5.9597	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84177	Every mans case, or A brotherly support to Mr. VVill. Larner, prisoner in the New-Prison in Mayden-Lane, London. Also, another letter from a prisoner, to Mr. Larner.	J. M.	1646 (1646)	Wing E3551; Thomason E337_5; ESTC R200820	5,733	9

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