Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	christian_a	day_n	sabbath_n	12,184	5	9.9778	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02946	An act for the better observation of the Lords-Day. At the Parliament begun at Westminster, the seventeenth day of Septemb. An. Dom. 1656.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1657 (1657)	Wing E1094C; ESTC R176082	8,292	16

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better_a observation_n of_o the_o say_a day_n and_o prevent_v in_o some_o measure_n such_o profanation_n thereof_o for_o the_o future_a be_v it_o enact_v by_o his_o highness_n the_o lord_n protector_n and_o the_o parliament_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o england_n scotland_n &_o ireland_n and_o the_o dominion_n thereunto_o belong_v that_o whatsoever_o person_n or_o person_n within_o this_o commonwealth_n shall_v be_v find_v guilty_a according_a to_o this_o act_n of_o do_v &_o commit_v the_o offence_n hereafter_o mention_v upon_o the_o say_a lord_n day_n that_o be_v to_o say_v betwixt_o twelve_o of_o the_o clock_n on_o saturday_n night_n and_o twelve_o of_o the_o clock_n lordsday_n night_n shall_v be_v adjudge_v deem_v and_o take_v to_o be_v guilty_a of_o profane_v the_o lordsday_n that_o be_v to_o say_v every_o person_n be_v a_o waggoner_n carrier_n butcher_n higler_n drover_n or_o any_o of_o their_o servant_n travel_v or_o come_v by_o land_n or_o water_n into_o his_o or_o their_o 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