Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	chancellor_n	earl_n	sir_n	18,623	5	6.3520	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26185	A true account of the unreasonableness of Mr. Fitton's pretences against the Earl of Macclesfield	Atwood, William, d. 1705?	1685 (1685)	Wing A4183A; ESTC R28316	7,944	9

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