Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	bill_n	house_n	pass_v	12,480	5	7.4741	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B08658	The case of the old governors of the free grammar-school in Birmingham in the county of Warwick, appellants against a decree made in the Court of Chancery in the name of the attorney-general, at the relation of the new governors.		1689 (1689)	Wing C1119A; ESTC R173474	2,110	2

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and_o usher_n and_o new_a governor_n as_o often_o as_o any_o of_o the_o old_a shall_v die_v or_o leave_v the_o say_a town_n special_a provision_n be_v make_v by_o the_o say_a letters-patent_n that_o none_o but_o the_o reside_a inhabitant_n of_o that_o town_n shall_v be_v capable_a of_o the_o government_n and_o further_o by_o the_o say_a letters-patent_n it_o be_v provide_v that_o the_o governor_n by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o lord_n bishop_n of_o the_o diocese_n for_o the_o time_n be_v shall_v have_v power_n to_o make_v order_n as_o well_o for_o the_o government_n of_o the_o say_a school_n as_o for_o the_o application_n of_o the_o rent_n arise_v out_o of_o the_o say_a land_n the_o successive_a governor_n of_o the_o say_a school_n ever_o since_o the_o foundation_n thereof_o have_v take_v great_a care_n to_o choose_v able_a schoolmaster_n successive_o to_o that_o place_n and_o have_v by_o their_o industry_n and_o prudence_n improve_v the_o rent_n of_o the_o say_a land_n by_o building_n 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