Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	county_n	sir_n	william_n	10,508	5	8.2906	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92992	Severall papers and letters betwixt his Excellency the Lord Fairfax the Earle of Norvvich, Lord Capell, Sir Charles Lucas, about the surrender of Colchester. His Excellencies last summons and articles offered upon the surrender thereof with the answer in reply to the same also a letter from his Excellency the Lord Fairfax to the mayor, aldermen, and inhabitants of the towne of Colchester in answer to their desires for a free trade and commerce with the City of London during the siege.	Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.	1648 (1648)	Wing S2791; Thomason E449_43	5,042	8

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the_o 19_o instant_a seem_v in_o the_o first_o part_n of_o it_o so_o draw_v as_o that_o i_o can_v not_o well_o understand_v it_o what_o kind_n of_o treaty_n or_o for_o what_o peace_n it_o mean_v but_o the_o latter_a part_n under-written_a by_o your_o lordship_n and_o sir_n charles_n lucas_n seem_v to_o explain_v your_o own_o meaning_n so_o as_o if_o you_o mean_v a_o treaty_n betwixt_o the_o army_n for_o the_o general_a peace_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o not_o otherwise_o for_o yourselves_o or_o your_o garrison_n and_o to_o the_o content_n of_o it_o in_o that_o sense_n i_o can_v only_o say_v that_o such_o a_o treaty_n and_o for_o such_o a_o peace_n be_v not_o the_o proper_a work_n of_o myself_o or_o the_o army_n but_o they_o that_o have_v employ_v we_o but_o if_o the_o english_a be_v to_o make_v way_n for_o condition_n to_o your_o garrison_n i_o shall_v without_o the_o trouble_n of_o a_o treaty_n let_v you_o know_v what_o yourselves_o and_o those_o under_o you_o may_v expect_v from_o 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the_o kingdom_n and_o because_o you_o apprehend_v it_o so_o important_a and_o necessary_a to_o divulge_v the_o proceed_n in_o this_o affair_n we_o will_v therefore_o put_v it_o into_o your_o power_n and_o therefore_o we_o desire_v your_o lordship_n to_o cause_v the_o paper_n sign_v by_o the_o committee_n of_o the_o 19_o and_o our_o answer_n sub_fw-la sign_v the_o answer_n of_o your_o lordship_n to_o we_o of_o the_o twenty_o and_o this_o our_o reply_n of_o the_o 21_o to_o be_v all_o print_a and_o as_o many_o of_o the_o print_n as_o you_o shall_v send_v to_o we_o we_o will_v disperse_v in_o colchester_n and_o those_o part_n of_o the_o county_n under_o our_o power_n and_o to_o each_o person_n of_o the_o committee_n one_o colchester_n 21_o june_n 1648._o norwich_n arthur_n capell_n charles_n lucas_n my_o lord_n we_o do_v also_o hereby_o return_v many_o thanks_o for_o your_o honourable_a civility_n in_o the_o business_n of_o sir_n william_n leyton_n my_o lord_n we_o have_v herewith_o send_v 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with_o you_o in_o agree_v upon_o such_o a_o way_n to_o satisfy_v their_o desire_n as_o may_v be_v a_o assurance_n to_o they_o for_o the_o free_a passage_n of_o their_o good_n through_o both_o our_o guard_n without_o any_o inconvenience_n or_o advantage_n to_o be_v thereby_o draw_v upon_o the_o guard_n on_o either_o part_n expect_v your_o answer_n herein_o we_o rest_v colchester_n june_n 21_o 1648._o your_o servant_n norwich_n arthur_n capell_n charles_n lucas_n for_o the_o lord_n fairfax_n to_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o lord_n and_o other_o of_o the_o council_n of_o war_n fit_v at_o colchester_n the_o humble_a petition_n of_o the_o bay_n and_o say_v maker_n of_o colchester_n show_n that_o your_o petitioner_n have_v former_o employ_v thousand_o of_o poor_a people_n in_o this_o town_n in_o make_v of_o bay_n and_o say_v which_o they_o have_v weekly_o vend_v at_o london_n for_o this_o three_o week_n past_o the_o passage_n thither_o be_v embar_v they_o be_v now_o no_o way_n enable_v 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