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
A84224	The examination of Colonell Lunsford, Colonell Vavasor, Captaine Noes, Lieutenant Colonell Ballard, Sergeant Major Wallis, Cornet Strangewaies, Lieutenant VVh[i]te, Sergeant Iones, and Mr. Bland, Delinquents. Who were taken in the fight at Kineton in VVarwickshire, and were committed to VVarwicke Castle, and on the 17. of November were examined upon some particular articles. Whereunto is annexed a speech of Colonell Lunsfords, which hee spake at his examination.	Lunsford, Thomas, Sir, 1610?-1653?	1642 (1642)	Wing E3715; Thomason E127_29; ESTC R18047	1,847	8

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and_o suburb_n and_o who_o exmination_n consist_v of_o these_o 3._o head_n viz._n i._o concern_v the_o delinquent_n in_o the_o tower_n ii_o the_o lord_n digby_n and_o french_a be_v concern_v in_o this_o conspiracy_n iii_o his_o urgent_a provoke_a sir_n john_n byron_n to_o assist_v his_o majesty_n against_o the_o parliament_n colonel_n uavasors_n exammination_n be_v report_v who_o say_v that_o he_o have_v no_o hand_n in_o the_o conspiracy_n only_a colonel_n lunsford_n invite_v he_o to_o list_n himself_o in_o the_o number_n of_o his_o majesty_n commander_n in_o this_o present_a design_n and_o employment_n of_o his_o majesty_n service_n captain_n noes_n exammination_n be_v report_v who_o depose_v and_o say_v captain_n legg_n his_o escape_n be_v first_o practise_v by_o the_o earl_n of_o northampton_n who_o send_v several_a sum_n of_o money_n towards_o his_o lollity_n among_o the_o sailor_n that_o he_o may_v the_o better_o thereby_o work_v his_o own_o end_n as_o afterward_o it_o so_o 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