Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	county_n	esq_n	john_n	2,054	5	9.0747	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61343	The state of the case betwixt Mr. Sacheverel and Mr. Vernon touching the election of a knight of the shire for the county of Derby, in the place of Iohn Milward esq; deceased.		1670 (1670)	Wing S5309; ESTC R222158	2,897	1

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