Selected quad for the lemma: prince_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prince_n	edward_n	king_n	york_n	2,635	5	9.7459	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B12208	The copie of a leter, vvryten by a Master of Arte of Cambrige, to his friend in London concerning some talke past of late betvven tvvo vvorshipful and graue men, about the present state, and some procedinges of the Erle of Leycester and his friendes in England. Conceyued, spoken and publyshed, vvyth most earnest protestation of al duetyful good vvyl and affection, tovvardes her most excellent Ma. and the realm, for vvhose good onely it is made common to many.	Morgan, Thomas, 1543-1606, attributed name.; Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610, attributed name.	1584 (1584)	STC 5742.9; ESTC S108682	125,586	206

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of_o parliament_n some_o other_o may_v take_v occasion_n to_o displace_v his_o child_n by_o like_a pretence_n as_o we_o see_v that_o duke_n dudley_n do_v soon_o after_o by_o a_o forge_a testament_n of_o k._n edward_n the_o sixth_o so_o ready_a scholar_n there_o be_v to_o be_v find_v which_o easy_o will_v learn_v such_o indignity_n the_o second_o reason_n incongruity_n &_o indignity_n lesson_n of_o iniquity_n secondlye_o there_o be_v to_o many_o incongruyty_n and_o indignity_n in_o the_o say_v pretend_a will_n to_o proceed_v from_o such_o a_o prince_n and_o learned_a council_n as_o king_n henry_n be_v for_o first_o what_o can_v be_v more_o ridiculous_a then_o to_o give_v the_o crown_n unto_o the_o heir_n of_o frances_n and_o elenore_n and_o not_o to_o any_o of_o themselves_o or_o what_o have_v they_o offend_v that_o their_o heir_n shall_v enjoy_v the_o crown_n in_o their_o right_n and_o not_o they_o themselves_o what_o if_o king_n henry_n child_n shall_v have_v die_v while_o lady_n frances_n have_v be_v yet_o a_o live_a who_o shall_v have_v possess_v the_o kingdom_n before_o she_o see_v her_o line_n be_v next_o and_o yet_o by_o this_o testament_n she_o can_v not_o pretend_v herself_o to_o obtain_v stokes_n adrian_n stokes_n it_o but_o rather_o have_v marry_v adrain_n stokes_n her_o horskeper_n she_o must_v have_v suffer_v her_o son_n by_o he_o if_o she_o have_v any_o to_o enjoy_v the_o crown_n and_o so_o adrian_n of_o a_o servingman_n and_o master_n of_o horse_n shall_v have_v become_v the_o great_a master_n &_o protector_n of_o england_n of_o like_a absurdity_n be_v that_o other_o clause_n also_o wherein_o the_o king_n bind_v his_o own_o daughter_n to_o marry_v by_o consent_n &_o direction_n of_o his_o counsel_n or_o otherwise_o to_o lose_v the_o benefit_n of_o their_o succession_n but_o yet_o bind_v not_o his_o neipces_n