Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	daughter_n	king_n	son_n	18,071	5	5.0209	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61053	A prospect of the most famous parts of the vvorld Viz. Asia, 3 Affrica, 5 Europe, 7 America. 9 With these kingdomes therein contained. Grecia, 11 Roman Empire, 13 Germanie, 15 Bohemia, 17 France, 19 Belgia, 21 Spaine, 23 Italie, 25 Hungarie, 27 Denmarke, 29 Poland, 31 Persia, 33 Turkish Empire, 35 Kingdome of China, 37 Tartaria, 39 Sommer Ilands, 41 Civill Warres, in England, Wales, and Ireland. You shall find placed in the beginning of the second booke marked with these [3 asterisks in triangle formation] and (5) together with all the provinces, counties, and shires, contained in that large theator of Great Brittaines empire. / Performed by John Speed.	Speed, John, 1552?-1629.; Goos, Abraham,; Gryp, Dirck,; Speed, John, 1552?-1629. Theatre of the empire of Great Britaine.	1646 (1646)	Wing S4882A; ESTC R218797	522,101	219

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wales_n 101.4_o flintshire_n how_o bound_v and_o of_o what_o form_n 121.1_o the_o dimension_n ibid._n 2_o the_o air_n and_o climate_n 121_o 3._o &_o 4_o the_o commodity_n 121.5_o the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n 121.6_o hundred_o and_o townes_n there_o 122_o flint_n castle_n by_o who_o found_v and_o finish_v 121.7_o the_o graduation_n thereof_o ibid._n flodden-field_n 89_o 10_o foelix_fw-la bishop_n of_o dunwich_n 35.8_o a_o font_n of_o solid_a brass_n 39.5_o forest_n both_o name_n and_o thing_n whence_o it_o come_v 57.2_o forest_n justice_n 57_o ●_o forester_n office_n ibid._n fotheriaghay_n castle_n and_o collegiate_n church_n 55.8_o fouldage_n in_o norfolk_n what_o it_o be_v 35.2_o fountain_n ebb_v and_o slow_v 85.9_o fountain_n abbey_n 77.7_o freshwater_n isle_n 15.14_o friburgi_n 57.4_o g_o gallena_n see_v wallingford_n galloglass_n what_o they_o be_v 138.19_o galloway_n county_n how_o commodious_a 143.4_o galway_n the_o three_o city_n in_o ireland_n and_o a_o episcopal_a see_n 143.6_o gangani_n a_o people_n in_o ireland_n 143.5_o gaothel_n with_o his_o wife_n scota_n come_v into_o ireland_n 137_o 11_o garnsay_n island_n how_o it_o be_v situate_a 94.1_o the_o dimension_n thereof_o ibid._n the_o form_n of_o it_o 942._o sometime_o call_v sarnia_n 94.1_o the_o government_n original_a and_o language_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n 94_o 5_o &_o 8_o market-town_n castle_n and_o parish_n therein_o 94_o 8_o no_o toad_n snake_n or_o venomous_a creature_n there_o 94.3_o order_n of_o the_o garter_n 27.8_o gatesh_v 89.8_o pierce_v gaveston_n behead_v 53.4_o gessrey_n ap_fw-mi arthur_n of_o monmouth_n why_o so_o call_v 107.4_o goose_n where_o they_o sail_v as_o they_o sly_a 81.6_o saint_n germane_a confute_v the_o pelagian_a heresy_n 77.7_o h●_n sin●ieth_v at_o oxford_n 45.7_o giant_n tooth_n and_o bone_n dig_v up_o 31.8_o giant_n dance_v translate_v out_o of_o leinster_n to_o salisbury_n plain_a by_o merlin_n 141.14_o gildas_n the_o old_a britain_n student_n in_o oxford_n 45.7_o gilling_n monastery_n 79.5_o gisburg_n abbey_n 81.8_o glamorgan-shire_n how_o limit_v 100.19_o &_o 109.1_o what_o cantreves_n and_o commot_n it_o have_v 100_o 19_o the_o form_n and_o measure_n of_o i●_n 105.2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n thereof_o 105.3_o the_o commodity_n it_o stand_v upon_o 100l_n 3_o castle_n and_o religious_a house_n in_o it_o 105.8_o hundred_o townes_n and_o memorable_a place_n therein_o 106_o glastenbury_n abbey_n first_o begin_v by_o joseph_n of_o arimathea_n 23.9_o gloucestershire_n how_o it_o be_v bound_v 47.1_o the_o dimension_n of_o it_o 47.2_o the_o form_n air_n and_o soil_n 47.3_o the_o commodity_n thereof_o 47.3_o &_o 5_o by_o who_o in_o ancient_a time_n inhabit_v 47.4_o hundred_o and_o town_n therein_o 48_o gloucester_n city_n how_o call_v in_o old_a time_n 47.6_o a_o cathedral_n see_v 47.7_o the_o graduation_n of_o it_o ibid._n that_o dukedom_n fatal_a ever_o to_o her_o duke_n 47_o 11_o godiva_n earl_n leofrike_v wife_n release_v coventry_n of_o tribute_n by_o ride_v naked_a through_o it_o 53.5_o godmanchester_n or_o gormanchester_n 107.4_o godred_a the_o son_n of_o syrricke_n king_n of_o man_n 92.1_o his_o death_n 92.2_o godred_a crovan_n war_v upon_o the_o manksman_n 92.3_o conquer_v the_o isle_n of_o man_n and_o be_v king_n 92.3_o bury_v in_o ila_n a_o island_n ibid._n godred_a son_n of_o olave_n king_n of_o man_n 92.7_o king_n of_o dublin_n 92.7_o he_o vanquish_v and_o slay_v osibeley_n 92.7_o he_o tyrannize_v in_o man_n ibid._n put_v to_o slight_a by_o summerl_v 92.7_o king_n of_o the_o isle_n also_o 92.9_o his_o death_n burial_n and_o issue_n ibid._n godred_a don_n son_n of_o reginald_n king_n of_o the_o island_n slay_v 92.10_o goodwin_n sand_n dangerous_a shelf_n 7.6_o gog-magog_n 21.1_o gog-magog_n hill_n 37.7_o grantbridge_n 37.4_o grantcester_n a_o ancient_a city_n 37.4_o arthur_n baron_fw-fr grey_n suppress_v desmonds_n rebellion_n 139.9_o gromebridge_n in_o sussex_n 9.8_o ground_n in_o the_o irish_a sea_n what_o they_o be_v 141.7_o ground_n make_v fruitful_a with_o burn_a ash_n 119_o 4_o guartiger_n maur_n 111.5_o ggo_v a_o part_n of_o south-wales_n now_o monmouth-shire_n how_o confine_v 100.20_o how_o it_o be_v divide_v into_o cantreves_n and_o commot_n ibid._n guith_n i._n the_o isle_n of_o wight_n 15.7_o guy_n of_o warwick_n behead_v piers_n of_o gaveston_n 53.4_o guy-cliffe_n 53.7_o guorong_n the_o lieutenant_n of_o kent_n 7.11_o h_o hadrian_o wall_z limit_v the_o roman_a province_n in_o england_n 6.9_o hadria●_n 4._o pope_n where_o bear_v and_o his_o death_n 36.6_o hale_n monastery_n 47.11_o blood_n of_o hales_n ibid._n halifa●_n a_o great_a parish_n why_o so_o call_v 77.8_o halifas_fw-la law_n ibid._n haly-werke_a folk_n 83.6_o hantshire_n how_o border_v upon_o 13.1_o the_o dimension_n thereof_o 13_o 2_o the_o air_n and_o soil_n thereof_o 13.3_o &_o 4_o what_o havens_n creek_n and_o cas●les_n it_o have_v 13.5_o by_o what_o people_n inhabit_v in_o old_a time_n 13.6_o what_o commodity_n 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