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
A30699	The Case of Edward Bushel, John Hammond, Charles Milson and John Baily, citizens and free-men of London, stated and humbly presented to the honourable House of Commons assemb'ed in Parliament	Bushel, Edward.	1670 (1670)	Wing B6234; ESTC R36314	1,646	2

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thereupon_o they_o be_v threaten_v and_o menace_v by_o the_o say_a mayor_n and_o recorder_n to_o be_v cart_v and_o mark_v to_o be_v set_v upon_o they_o to_o have_v their_o throat_n and_o nose_n cut_v and_o be_v shut_v up_o close_a prisoner_n and_o starve_v to_o death_n unless_o they_o will_v comply_v the_o recorder_n add_v thereunto_o that_o he_o high_o applaud_v the_o prudence_n &_o policy_n of_o spain_n in_o erect_v the_o inquisition_n and_o that_o it_o will_v never_o be_v well_o in_o england_n till_o some_o such_o course_n be_v take_v here_o pursuant_n to_o which_o threat_v the_o jury_n by_o their_o order_n be_v present_o shut_v up_o with_o express_a command_n they_o shall_v neither_o have_v meat_n drink_v fire_n nor_o candle_n which_o be_v observe_v to_o that_o extremity_n that_o they_o continue_v in_o this_o imprisonment_n saturday_n sunday_n and_o monday_n the_o say_a mayor_n and_o recorder_n adjurn_v the_o court_n from_o day_n to_o day_n suppose_v that_o the_o jury_n in_o time_n 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