Selected quad for the lemma: grace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
grace_n	richard_n	sir_n	thomas_n	4,601	5	9.6736	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A22119	Iames by the grace of God king of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, defender of the faith &c. ... whereas Iohn Pinnell, Robert Trow, Robert Baxter, Edward Frier [and 18 others] ... makers of playing cards within our realme of England ...	England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I); James I, King of England, 1566-1625.; Suffolk, Thomas Howard, Earl of, 1561-1626. Copie of the Lord Treasourers letter.	1615 (1615)	STC 8525; ESTC S3818	7,745	4

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honi_fw-fr ✚_o soit_fw-fr ✚_o qvi_fw-fr ✚_o mal_fw-fr ✚_o y_fw-fr ✚_o pense_fw-fr ✚_o jame_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n king_n of_o england_n scotland_n france_n and_o ireland_n defender_n of_o the_o faith_n etc._n etc._n to_o all_o to_o who_o these_o present_n shall_v come_v greeting_n whereas_o john_n pinnell_n robert_n trow_n robert_n baxter_n edward_n friar_n george_n batch_n solomon_n law_n thomas_n be_v edward_n pigget_n richard_n windar_n peter_n edwards_n edward_n heather_n john_n harlow_n john_n achley_n john_n james_n edward_n strensham_n thomas_n ghostlee_n thomas_n radnor_n richard_n lucke_n william_n pedel_n william_n eley_n jasper_n cord_n john_n hostler_n and_o other_o maker_n of_o play_v card_n within_o our_o realm_n of_o england_n have_v by_o their_o humble_a petition_n late_o show_v and_o complain_v that_o these_o be_v natural_a bear_v subject_n of_o our_o realm_n of_o england_n train_v and_o bring_v up_o in_o the_o art_n trade_n and_o skill_n of_o make_v of_o 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