Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	council_n	majesty_n	privy_a	11,336	5	9.5907	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34145	The original papers and letters, relating to the Scots Company, trading to Africa and the Indies from the memorial given in against their taking subscriptions at Hamburgh, by Paul Ricaut, His Majesty's resident there, to their last address sent up to His Majesty in December, 1699 : faithfully extracted from the Companies books.	Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies.; Rycaut, Paul, Sir, 1628-1700.	1700 (1700)	Wing C5598A; ESTC R4714	23,387	56

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company_n in_o particular_a do_v make_v our_o most_o humble_a and_o earnest_a request_n to_o your_o majesty_n that_o you_o will_v be_v gracious_o please_v to_o grant_v we_o such_o a_o declaration_n as_o in_o your_o royal_a wisdom_n you_o shall_v think_v fit_a to_o render_v the_o senate_n and_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o say_a city_n of_o hamburg_n and_o all_o other_o that_o be_v or_o may_v be_v concern_v secure_a from_o the_o treatning_n and_o other_o suggestion_n contain_v in_o the_o say_a memorial_n as_o well_o as_o to_o render_v we_o secure_v under_o your_o majesty_n protection_n in_o the_o full_a prosecution_n of_o our_o trade_n and_o free_a enjoyment_n of_o our_o lawful_a right_n privilege_n and_o immunity_n contain_v in_o your_o majesty_n say_a act_n of_o parliament_n and_o letter_n patent_n abovementioned_a sign_v at_o edinburgh_n the_o 28_o day_n of_o june_n 1697_o in_o name_n presence_n and_o by_o order_n of_o the_o say_a council_n general_n by_z may_v it_o please_v your_o 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