Selected quad for the lemma: prince_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prince_n	john_n	king_n	portugal_n	4,916	5	10.9005	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08886	A short relation, of the life, virtues, and miracles, of S. Elizabeth called the peacemaker. Queen of Portugall Of the third rule of S. Francis. Canonised by Pope Vrban the VIII. the 25. of May. Anno 1625. Translated out of Dutch; by Sister Catharine Francis, Abbess of the English Monasterie of S. Francis third rule in Bruxelles.; Leven van de H. Elizabeth van Portugael. English	Paludanus, François, d. 1631.; Greenbury, Catharine, 1596-1642.	1628 (1628)	STC 19167; ESTC S120727	20,106	84

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