Selected quad for the lemma: prince_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prince_n	duke_n	king_n	savoy_n	4,461	5	11.5012	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43199	Ductor historicus, or, A short system of universal history and an introduction to the study of that science containing a chronology of the most celebrated persons and actions from the creation to this time, a compendious history of ... transactions ... of the ancient monarchies and governments of the world, an account of the writings of the most noted historians ... together with definitions and explications of terms used in history and chronology, and general instructions for the reading of history / partly translated from the French of M. de Vallemont, but chiefly composed anew by W.J., M.A.	Hearne, Thomas, 1678-1735.; Vallemont, abbé de (Pierre Le Lorrain), 1649-1721. Elémens de l'histoire.	1698 (1698)	Wing H1309; ESTC R15760	279,844	444

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victor_n amadaeus_n present_a duke_n of_o savoy_n succeed_v his_o father_n 1675._o pope_n clement_n x._o die_v and_o be_v succeed_v by_o benedict_n odeschalci_n who_o take_v the_o name_n of_o innocent_a xi_o 1676._o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n come_v over_o to_o england_n and_o marry_v the_o lady_n mary_n our_o late_a gracious_a queen_n 1677._o peace_n conclude_v at_o nimeguen_n between_o france_n and_o holland_n 1678._o also_o between_o spain_n and_o france_n 1678._o also_o between_o the_o emperor_n and_o france_n the_o popish_a plot_n in_o england_n discover_v 1678._o the_o dauphin_n marry_v the_o princess_n of_o bavaria_n 1679._o the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n elder_a son_n to_o the_o dauphin_n bear_v 1681._o algiers_n bombard_v by_o the_o french_a 1682._o the_o czar_n of_o moscovy_n die_v cause_n dispute_n which_o of_o the_o son_n shall_v succeed_v at_o length_n it_o be_v agree_v they_o both_o shall_v reign_v together_o 1682._o war_n between_o the_o emperor_n and_o the_o turk_n 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