Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	earl_n	lord_n	secretary_n	3,629	5	11.1596	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66398	The history of the gunpowder-treason collected from approved authors, as well popish as Protestant.	Williams, John, 1636?-1709.	1678 (1678)	Wing W2705; ESTC R1987	17,337	31

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