Selected quad for the lemma: prince_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prince_n	france_n	king_n	lewis_n	4,345	5	10.0612	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40460	The French King proved a bastard: or The amours of Anne (Queen to Lewis XIII.) With the Chevalier de Roan.		1691 (1691)	Wing F2185B; ESTC R215126	36,033	59

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