Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	dominion_n	england_n	wales_n	2,369	5	9.5124	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91080	A proposall humbly offered, for the farming of liberty of conscience	Butler, Samuel, 1612-1680.	1663 (1663)	Wing P3705; ESTC R26476	6,999	12

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