Selected quad for the lemma: king_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
king_n	black_a	knight_n	white_a	308,099	5	12.5888	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62155	The history of monastical conventions and military institutions, with a survey of the court of Rome, or, A description of the religious and military orders in Europe, Asia and Africa for above twelve hundred years being a brief account of their institution, confirmation, rules, habits, and manner of living ... together with a survey of the court of Rome &c. in all the great offices and officers ecclesiastical and civil dependant thereon ... with many other things worthy of note according to what has been recorded by candid authors of diverse nations ... / faithfully collected by J.S.	J. S.	1686 (1686)	Wing S66; ESTC R29342	74,584	216

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