Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Lincolnshire” in entry cotton-john of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:

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Clergyman; born in Derby, England, Dec. 4, 1585; became minister of St. Botolph's Church, Boston, Lincolnshire , about 1612, and remained there, a noted preacher and controversialist, for twenty years, constantly leaning towards Puritanism. For his non-conformity he was cited to appear before Archbishop Laud...
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Entity Corpus Doc Corpus Doc  
Lincolnshire (United Kingdom) 60 18 12 6 0 user votes
Lincolnshire (Illinois, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Lincolnshire (Kentucky, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Lincolnshire (Ohio, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Lincolnshire (South Carolina, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes
Lincolnshire (West Virginia, United States) 0 0 0 0 0 user votes

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