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
A86073	A seasonable speech made to the lord maior and Common Councel of London, by Mr. Harvey, being accompanied thither with many citizens of qualitie. Concerning the great distempers of the times.	Harvey, Edmund, 1594-1673.	1642 (1642)	Wing H1052; Thomason E199_38; ESTC R11304	2,096	9

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