Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	england_n	parliament_n	treaty_n	2,206	5	9.3516	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92497	The act of classis for purging the iudicatories and other places of publick trust.; Laws, etc.	Scotland.; Scotland. Convention of Estates.	1649 (1649)	Wing S1116A; ESTC R183916	7,658	9

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