Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	aforesaid_a	king_n	say_a	23,782	5	7.5787	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41019	Virtumnus romanus, or, A discovrse penned by a Romish priest wherein he endevours to prove that it is lawfull for a papist in England to goe to the Protestant church, to receive the communion, and to take the oathes, both of allegiance and supremacie : to which are adjoyned animadversions in the in the [sic] margin by way of antidote against those places where the rankest poyson is couched / by Daniel Featley ...	Featley, Daniel, 1582-1645.	1642 (1642)	Wing F597; ESTC R2100	140,574	186

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6●_n de_fw-fr leg_n cap._n 1._o upon_o the_o will_n and_o intention_n of_o the_o lawmaker_n which_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o law_n the_o substance_n and_o force_n of_o the_o law_n do_v chief_a depend_v therefore_o it_o by_o any_o mean_n the_o will_n of_o the_o lawmaker_n may_v be_v know_v according_a to_o it_o especial_o we_o must_v understand_v the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n but_o the_o will_n of_o the_o lawmaker_n be_v sufficient_o know_v concern_v this_o oath_n to_o make_v it_o apparent_o unlawful_a for_o any_o catholic_n to_o take_v as_o appear_v by_o the_o word_n of_o king_n james_n of_o bless_a memory_n say_v in_o his_o premonition_n pag._n 9_o and_o in_o his_o apology_n for_o the_o oath_n pag._n 2._o and_o 9_o that_o by_o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n he_o intend_v to_o demand_v of_o his_o subject_n nothing_o else_o but_o a_o profession_n of_o that_o temporal_a allegiance_n and_o civil_a obedience_n which_o all_o subject_n by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n do_v 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