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	york_n	6,009	5	9.6875	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60592	The charge given by Sr. William Smith, Brt. at the quarter-sessions of the peace held for the county of Middlesex, at Westminster, on Monday the 24th of April, 1682.	England and Wales. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Middlesex); Smith, William, Sir, 1616 or 17-1696.	1682 (1682)	Wing S4255A; ESTC R19647	12,812	13

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