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
A54186	The peoples ancient and just liberties asserted in the tryal of William Penn, and William Mead, at the sessions held at the Old-Baily in London, the first, third, fourth and fifth of Sept. 70. against the most arbitrary procedure of that court.	Penn, William, 1644-1718.; Mead, William, 1628-1713, defendant.	1670 (1670)	Wing P1334B; ESTC R222457	38,197	64

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