Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	bishop_n	king_n	sir_n	11,216	5	5.9979	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66398	The history of the gunpowder-treason collected from approved authors, as well popish as Protestant.	Williams, John, 1636?-1709.	1678 (1678)	Wing W2705; ESTC R1987	17,337	31

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