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
A94596	To the Right Honourable our worthy and grave senators the Lord Mayor, and aldermen, to be suddenly communicated and consulted with the commonalty of the City of London, in Common-Councell assembled The further humble petition and remonstrance of the free-men and prentices of the City of London.		1659 (1659)	Wing T1610; Thomason 669.f.22[19]; ESTC R211369	1,639	1

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