Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	charles_n	john_n	william_n	42,135	5	8.2416	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48084	A letter from the commanders and officers of the fleet of this Common-wealth unto General Monck in Scotland. Dated the 4th. of November 1659.		1659 (1659)	Wing L1516; ESTC R217628	2,048	9

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