Selected quad for the lemma: parliament_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
parliament_n	england_n	ireland_n	irish_a	2,583	5	9.9551	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80740	Englands intrest [sic] in securing the woollen-manufacture, of this realm Against the artiffices, and designs of France, asserted and made evident to all true lovers of their country. To which is added a reply to some objections formerly made to the same subject.; Englands glory	Carter, W. (William); Carter, W. (William). Reply to a paper intituled, Reasons for a limited exportation of wooll.	1689 (1689)	Wing C675A; ESTC R212798	36,833	47

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