Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	colonel_n	sir_n	thomas_n	16,547	5	9.4595	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41862	Great and good news both from Scotland and Ireland being a faithful and particular account of a late terrible engagement betwixt Major-General Kirk, and the Duke of Berwick, and Collonel Sarsfield: as also, a true relation of a late horrid and Popish conspiracy, discover'd, against Their present Majesties King William and Queen Mary. Licensed according to order. March 14. 1690.		1690 (1690)	Wing G1653A; ESTC R215549	2,291	4

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