Selected quad for the lemma: prince_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prince_n	england_n	king_n	orange_n	3,749	5	10.1866	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44965	An Humble address offer'd to the consideration of the Lords and Commons touching a law concerning perjury	England and Wales. Parliament.	1695 (1695)	Wing H3387; ESTC R5782	16,112	16

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