Selected quad for the lemma: prince_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prince_n	great_a	king_n	portugal_n	2,523	5	10.0178	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B11202	Newes from Antvverp, the .10. day of August. 1580 Contayning, a speciall view of the present affayres of the lowe countreyes: revuealed and brought to lyght, by sundrie late intercepted letters, of certaine vizarded and counterfeyt countrey men of the same countreyes. Translated into English, partly out of French, and partly out of Lattin: according to the originall copie, printed at Antwerp, by William Riuiere, a sworne printer, and bookseller.; Afgheworpene brieven van sommighe ... valsche patriotten. English	Fredericke, abbot of Marolles.; Schetz, Gaspar, d. 1580.; Georg, von Schönenberg, Bishop of Worms, 1530-1595.	1580 (1580)	STC 692; ESTC S112793	31,219	36

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the_o xxu_o of_o june_n 1580._o under_o be_v write_v your_o most_o honourable_a and_o reverend_a lordship_n most_o humble_a and_o obedient_a orator_n frederick_n abbot_n of_o marolles_n the_o superscription_n be_v thus_o to_o my_o lord_n my_o lord_n the_o most_o honourable_a and_o reverend_a cardinal_n granuellan_n etc._n etc._n my_o most_o honourable_a lord_n ¶_o to_o the_o cardinal_n granuellan_n the_o second_o letter_n my_o lord_n although_o by_o my_o three_o former_a letter_n last_o send_v to_o your_o most_o honourable_a &_o reverend_a lordship_n the_o one_o of_o the_o first_o the_o other_o of_o the_o twelve_o of_o april_n and_o the_o last_o of_o the_o ten_o of_o may_n which_o i_o think_v be_v sure_o convey_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o my_o lord_n the_o duke_n of_o terra_fw-la nova_fw-la i_o have_v sufficient_o inform_v your_o honourable_a lordship_n in_o what_o state_n the_o affair_n stand_v in_o these_o party_n yet_o will_v i_o not_o fail_v in_o my_o duty_n to_o send_v unto_o the_o 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