Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	king_n	prince_n	treaty_n	1,634	5	9.2160	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B26239	French kings manifesto, or proposals of peace with the Emperor and allies. Propounded on the behalf of France. Translated from the Dutch original, published at the Hague, by the authority of the states of Holland and West-Friesland. Licensed according to order.	France. Sovereign (1643-1715: Louis XIV)	1693 (1693)	Wing L3127B; Interim Tract Supplement Guide 816.m.23[97]; ESTC R226373	3,517	4

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