Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	king_n	parliament_n	vote_n	2,193	5	10.2889	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95472	Two petitions presented to his Excellency the Lord Fairfax. The one by the officers and soldiers of the garrisons of Newcastle, Tinmouth, Hartlepoole, Holy-Isle: together with several officers of Barwick then present. The other by the officers and soldiers commanded by Colonel Hewson. The first presented at Windsor, Friday Novemb. 24. The second on Saturday Novemb. 25. 1648.	Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.	1648 (1648)	Wing T3516C; Thomason E473_23; ESTC R203914	3,293	8

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