Selected quad for the lemma: war_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
war_n	great_a	henry_n	king_n	5,691	5	4.0356	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02974	Ordinances set foorth by the King for the rule and gouernement of his Maiesties men of warre. Read and published at Caen the 30. of March. 1591. Faithfully translated out of the French coppie printed at Caen by E.A.	France. Sovereign (1589-1610 : Henry IV); Aggas, Edward.	1591 (1591)	STC 13116; ESTC S108568	4,045	10

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