Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	witness_v	write_v	year_n	64	3	3.8878	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94886	A True account of the proceedings before the House of Lords (from Jan. 7, 1691 to Feb. 17 following) between the Duke and Dutchess of Norfolk, upon the the duke's bill entituled An act to dissolve the marriage, &c. occasioned by two libellous pamphlets lately published, and dispersed under the same pretence and title.		1692 (1692)	Wing T2393A; ESTC R42600	43,859	44

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this_o answer_n for_o myself_o and_o against_o my_o husband_n but_o it_o be_v my_o defence_n i_o hope_v you_o will_v excuse_v i_o and_o if_o your_o lordship_n shall_v in_o your_o great_a wisdom_n proceed_v far_o in_o this_o matter_n i_o hope_v and_o do_v most_o hearty_o pray_v that_o i_o may_v hereafter_o have_v convenient_a time_n to_o make_v my_o proof_n and_o full_a defence_n and_o then_o i_o doubt_v not_o of_o your_o lordship_n justice_n to_o i_o as_o well_o as_o for_o my_o husband_n who_o sit_v and_o vote_n with_o your_o lordship_n m._n norfolk_n upon_o the_o deliver_v the_o say_a answer_n the_o next_o day_n the_o follow_a order_n be_v make_v die_fw-la veneris_fw-la 22_o januarii_n 1691._o it_o be_v order_v by_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a in_o parliament_n assemble_v that_o his_o grace_n the_o duke_n of_o norfolk_n shall_v produce_v his_o witness_n to_o morrow_n at_o ten_o of_o the_o clock_n in_o the_o forenoon_n to_o be_v swear_v and_o that_o her_o grace_n the_o 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