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	london_n	mayor_n	10,714	5	9.7889	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A22532	By the King. A proclamation against the false dying of silke; Proclamations. 1630-08-09	England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles, I, King of England, 1600-1649.	1630 (1630)	STC 8961; ESTC S101010	2,656	5

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