Selected quad for the lemma: king_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
king_n	house_n	knight_n	white_a	391,770	5	12.9469	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56157	The doome of cowardisze [sic] and treachery or, A looking-glasse for cowardly or corrupt governours, and souldiers, who through pusillanimity or bribery, betray their trusts, to the publick prejudice Containing certaine domestick lawes, heretofore, lately made, and judgements given against such timorous and treacherous persons; fit to be known in these unhappy times of warre. By William Prynne, utter barrester of Lincolnes-Inne. Imprimatur Iohn White, Octob. 23. 1643.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1643 (1643)	Wing P3947A; ESTC R212960	27,332	24

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cambd●_z brit._n p._n 1817._o *_o walsing._n hist._n ang._n p._n 245._o to_o 248●fabian_n holinshed_n pol._n virg._n grafton_n stow_n speed_n martin_n trussel●_n in_o 3_o rich._n 2._o *_o note_n *_o walsing._n hist._n ang._n p._n 337._o see_v holinshed_n grafton_n speed_n tussel_n in_o 7_o r._n 2_o 7._o rich._n 2._o the_o case_n of_o sir_n william_n de_fw-fr elmham_n and_o other_o *_o see_v holins●_z grafto●_z speed_n hall_n martin_n an._n 28_o h._n 6._o art_n 4●_z artic●_z 32._o artic._n 34._o *_o see_v hall_n chronicle_n 28._o h_o 8._o gra●ton_n p._n 607._o to_o 613._o fabian_n caxton_n holinshead_n speed_n stow._n polidor_n virgil_n martin_n an._n 28._o hen._n 6._o and_o 28._o h._n 6._o in_o the_o parliament_n roll_n num_fw-la 50.51.52_o *_o walsingham●_z fabian_n hole●shed_v grafton_n stow._n speed_n daniel_n martin●_z in_fw-la 5●_z e._n ●_z the_o act_n fo●_z soldier_n *_o see_v m●ster_n john_n vicar_n his_o god_n in_o the_o mount_n pag._n 353._o 〈◊〉_d 363._o *_o see_v the_o examination_n take_v and_o letter_n write_v by_o colonel_n fiennes_n touch_v this_o particular_a ●ublished_v in_o print_n *_o roger_n de_fw-fr hoveden_n annal._n pars_fw-la prio_fw-la p._n 461_o *_o pag._n 3.13.14_o *_o how_o soon_o have_v the_o whole_a kingdom_n be_v conquer_v have_v all_o other_o city_n and_o fort_n of_o less_o importance_n be_v yield_v up_o in_o so_o short_a a_o space_n though_o worse_o provide_v less_o defensibl●_z *_o historiarum_fw-la ●8_n p._n 390_o 391._o