Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	city_n	john_n	sir_n	16,258	5	6.6544	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37250	Certaine and good news from the west of Ireland and city of Cork sent in a letter from John Davis ... ; concerning the taking and besieging of the town of Dungarven and the overthrow of many hundred of the Irish rebells ; with some other shirmishes as they marcht from Youghall.	Davis, John, Attendant on Sir Charles Vavasour.	1642 (1642)	Wing D419; ESTC R21252	1,962	8

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