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
A41095	A sermon preach'd before the Lord Mayor and court of aldermen, at Guild-hall chappel, July the 18th, 1686 by James Fen ...	Fen, James.	1686 (1686)	Wing F673; ESTC R32951	13,263	39

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