Selected quad for the lemma: prince_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prince_n	henry_n	king_n	portugal_n	2,613	5	10.8020	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38741	Europæ modernæ speculum, or, A view of the empires, kingdoms, principalities, seignieuries [sic], and common-wealths of Europe in their present state, their government, policy, different interest and mutual aspect one towards another, from the treaty at Munster, anno 1648, to this present year.		1666 (1666)	Wing E3417A; ESTC R30444	129,187	283

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in_o length_n and_o as_o much_o in_o breadth_n which_o make_v up_o 410._o mile_n in_o compass_n plentiful_a of_o corn_n but_o not_o thick_o inhabit_v nor_o well_o furnish_v with_o other_o accommodation_n it_o be_v call_v the_o marck_n of_o brandenburg_n because_o they_o be_v the_o ancient_a marcks_n of_o the_o empire_n divide_v into_o the_o old_a marcks_n and_o the_o middle_n or_o upper_a marcks_n in_o which_o be_v berlin_n the_o marquess_n residence_n extend_v from_o the_o river_n odera_n which_o distinguish_v another_o frankfort_n abound_v in_o corn_n and_o wine_n to_o the_o border_n of_o poland_n beside_o this_o he_o be_v possess_v of_o the_o ducal_z prussia_n and_o the_o share_n of_o the_o dukedom_n of_o cleve_n the_o reversion_n of_o the_o bishopric_n of_o magdeburg_n the_o possession_n of_o halberstadt_n minden_n and_o camire_n with_o title_n of_o prince_n and_o duke_n thereof_o which_o he_o have_v in_o lieu_n of_o his_o resignation_n of_o the_o