Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	answer_n	letter_n	london_n	833	5	7.4937	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50572	The memoires of Sir James Melvil of Hal-hill containing an impartial account of the most remarkable affairs of state during the last age, not mention'd by other historians, more particularly relating to the kingdoms of England and Scotland, under the reigns of Queen Elizabeth, Mary Queen of Scots, and King James : in all which transactions the author was personally and publickly concern'd : now published from the original manuscript / by George Scott, Gent.	Melville, James, Sir, 1535-1617.; Scot, George, d. 1685.	1683 (1683)	Wing M1654; ESTC R201	279,416	250

to_o hamiltoun_n p._n 90._o after_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o battle_n of_o langside_n she_o quite_o lose_v her_o courage_n never_o think_v herself_o secure_a till_o she_o arrive_v in_o england_n p._n 92._o be_v keep_v prisoner_n in_o the_o north_n part_v here_o p._n 99_o endeavour_n to_o get_v herself_o declare_v second_v person_n of_o england_n p._n 152._o but_o it_o prove_v ineffectual_a ibid._n receive_v warning_n of_o her_o death_n from_o the_o council_n the_o night_n before_o p._n 172._o her_o carriage_n and_o deportment_n thereupon_o ibid._n take_v her_o death_n patient_o and_o die_v courageous_o p._n 173._o receive_v divers_a stroke_n with_o the_o axe_n through_o the_o executioner_n cruelty_n ibid._n master_n of_o glams_n be_v treasurer_n of_o scotland_n p._n 198._o design_n to_o get_v the_o office_n from_o sir_n robert_n melvil_n and_o manage_v the_o treasury_n sole_o ibid._n master_n of_o grace_n be_v in_o great_a favour_n with_o the_o king_n of_o scot_n and_o why_o p._n 158._o his_o character_n ibid._n be_v send_v ambassador_n to_o england_n and_o return_n with_o great_a credit_n and_o approbation_n notwithstanding_o he_o be_v misrepresent_v by_o the_o earl_n of_o arran_n who_o he_o begin_v by_o degree_n to_o eclipse_n ibid._n acquaint_v his_o majesty_n that_o mr._n wotton_n a_o man_n of_o great_a part_n be_v upon_o his_o journey_n from_o the_o queen_n of_o england_n and_o upon_o what_o account_n p._n 158_o &_o 159._o procure_v the_o earl_n of_o arran_n liberty_n p._n 166._o be_v reward_v for_o it_o with_o the_o abbey_n of_o dumfarmling_n ibid._n at_o which_o the_o english_a ambassador_n be_v enrage_v but_o afterward_o reconcile_v to_o he_o ibid._n he_o retire_v to_o dunkel_n p._n 168._o be_v send_v for_o again_o to_o court_v p._n 169._o and_o in_o as_o great_a favour_n as_o ever_o ibid._n be_v deprive_v of_o his_o benefice_n of_o dumfarmling_n p._n 175._o and_o discharge_v from_o the_o court_n ibid._n maurice_n duke_n godson_n to_o the_o landgrave_n of_o 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his_o brother_n charles_n the_o archduke_n of_o austria_n and_o the_o queen_n of_o scot_n though_o seem_o a_o friend_n p._n 35._o melvil_n sir_n andrew_n one_o of_o the_o undertaker_n to_o keep_v the_o castle_n of_o edinburgh_n p._n 120._o be_v master_n of_o the_o household_n to_o queen_n elizabeth_n p._n 173._o after_o master_n of_o the_o household_n to_o king_n james_n p._n 180._o marry_v jane_n kennedy_n who_o have_v be_v a_o long_a time_n in_o england_n with_o queen_n mary_n ibid._n melvil_n sir_n james_n the_o author_n and_o brother_n to_o sir_n andrew_n melvil_n be_v send_v by_o the_o queen-mother_n with_o the_o bishop_n of_o valence_n to_o be_v page_n of_o honour_n to_o her_o daughter_n there_o marry_v to_o the_o dauphin_n p._n 8._o the_o kindness_n of_o odocart_n daughter_n to_o he_o promise_v he_o marriage_n p._n 9_o his_o pleasant_a discovery_n of_o the_o two_o scots-mens_n deceit_n to_o who_o care_n he_o be_v commit_v in_o their_o journey_n to_o paris_n p._n 10._o be_v 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