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	marry_v	thomas_n	12,475	5	7.9856	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67922	Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 1] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.; Actes and monuments	Foxe, John, 1516-1587.	1583 (1583)	STC 11225; ESTC S122167	3,006,471	816

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6._o c._n autoritatem_fw-la autoritatem_fw-la pope_n martin_n dist._n 14_o ●_o cap._n lector_fw-la lector_fw-la pope_n gregorius_n innior_fw-la 32._o q._n 7._o cap._n quod_fw-la proposuisti_fw-la proposuisti_fw-la pope_n inno._n 4._o sext._n decretal_a de_fw-fr sententia_fw-la excom_n cap._n dilecto_fw-la dilecto_fw-la pope_n alexander_n 3._o de_fw-fr decimis_fw-la cap._n exit_fw-la parte_fw-la parte_fw-la pope_n nicolaus_n ●5_n q._n 6._o autoritatem_fw-la autoritatem_fw-la de_fw-fr elect_a &_o elect_v potestate_fw-la significasti_fw-la in_o glosa_fw-la glosa_fw-la baptista_n de_fw-fr salis._n in_o summa_fw-la casuum_fw-la ex_fw-la panormitano_fw-it panormitano_fw-it pope_n innoc._n 4._o de_fw-fr elect_a venerabilem_fw-la venerabilem_fw-la exeunt_n de_fw-fr jureiurando_fw-la cap._n venientes_fw-la item_n dist._n de_fw-fr elect_n significasti_fw-la in_o glosa_n glosa_n pope_n martinus_n 5._o extra_n cap._n regimini_fw-la vniversalis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la pope_n vibanus_n 2._o c●●●_n 23._o q._n 5._o c_o excommunicatorum_fw-la excommunicatorum_fw-la pope_n nicolaus_n caus._n 25._o q._n 6._o autoritatem_fw-la autoritatem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la dist._n ●2_n ●_o praesbyter_n praesbyter_n pope_n pelagius_fw-la dist._n 34_o cap._n frat●●_n tatis_fw-la tatis_fw-la baptista_n de_fw-fr salis._n fol._n 24._o q._n 1._o quoties_fw-la extr._n de_fw-fr translat_fw-la c._n inter_fw-la 3._o q._n 6._o quamuis_fw-la 9_o q._n 3._o deniq_fw-la 16._o q._n 1._o frater_fw-la 2._o q._n 6._o ideo_fw-la extr._n de_fw-fr restitutione_n cap_fw-es cum_fw-la venissent_fw-la 7._o q._n 1._o temporis_fw-la 16._o q._n 1_o fellix_fw-la 16._o q._n 1._o et_fw-la christus_fw-la extr._n de_fw-fr vota_fw-la exit_fw-la multa_fw-la extr._n de_fw-fr statu_fw-la monachi_fw-la c_o cum_fw-la ad_fw-la extr._n de_fw-fr iuramento_fw-la cap_fw-es venientes_fw-la extra_n de_fw-fr iudicio_fw-la c._n at_o si_fw-la clerici_fw-la extr._n de_fw-fr bigamia_fw-la c._n nuper_fw-la extr._n de_fw-fr clerico_fw-la non_fw-la ord_n ministrante_fw-la extr._n de_fw-fr corpore_fw-la vitiatis_fw-la &_o dist._n 55._o dist._n 50._o miror_fw-la extr._n de_fw-fr sententia_fw-la &_o excom_n ca._n cum_fw-la illorum_fw-la extr._n de_fw-fr filajs_fw-la praesbyt_fw-la c._n be_v qui._n extr_n de_fw-fr praebend_n c._n de_fw-fr multa_fw-la extr._n de_fw-fr elect_a cap._n cum_fw-la nobis_fw-la extr._n de_fw-fr aetate_fw-la &_o qualit_fw-la generalem_fw-la dist._n 15._o per_fw-la totum_fw-la 9_o q._n 3._o per_fw-la principale_n de_fw-fr elect_a cap._n venerabilem_fw-la extr._n de_fw-fr officio_fw-la legati_fw-la c._n querenti_fw-la 9_o q._n 3._o aliorum_fw-la extr._n de_fw-fr templi_fw-la ordine_fw-la c._n come_v in_o distrib_n extr._n de_fw-fr usu_fw-la palij_fw-la cap._n ad_fw-la honorem_fw-la extr._n de_fw-fr elect_a c._n dudum_fw-la exeunt_n de_fw-fr elec_fw-la c._n venerabilem_fw-la tractatu_fw-la de_fw-fr censuris_fw-la exeunt_n de_fw-fr elect_v c._n innocuit_fw-la extra_n de_fw-fr religione_fw-la &_o veneratione_n sanct._n cap._n 1_o extrau_n de_fw-fr praebend●ca_fw-la de_fw-fr multa_fw-la extrau_n qui._n si_fw-la sint_fw-la leg_n cap._n tanta_fw-la 9_o q._n 3._o cap._n ultimo_fw-la extrau_n de_fw-fr sentent_fw-fr &_o re_fw-mi indie_n c._n in_o causis_fw-la extrau_n de_fw-fr elect_v cap._n quod_fw-la sicut_fw-la extrau_n de_fw-fr restit_fw-la spo_fw-it literas_fw-la extrau_n de_fw-fr prescript_n c._n ult._n &_o de_fw-fr judicio_fw-la c._n novit_fw-la thomas_n extrau_n qui._n si_fw-la sint_fw-la legit_fw-la c._n pervenerabilom_o petrus_n de_fw-fr palude_fw-la lib._n 4._o secundum_fw-la thomam_fw-la in_o 4._o 9_o q._n 3._o per_fw-la principalem_fw-la distinct._n 40._o si_fw-mi papa_n ibidem_fw-la dist._n 32._o cap._n praeter_fw-la hoc_fw-la ●_o verum_fw-la the_o riches_n and_o possession_n of_o the_o pope_n 214._o dist._n 96._o constantinus_n 215._o exit_fw-la commentarin_n theodorici_n niemi_n quem_fw-la citat_fw-la illyricus_n in_fw-la catalogo_fw-la restium_fw-la fol._n 228._o 216._o dist._n 96._o constantinus_n 217._o anto●inus_n in_fw-la ●umma_fw-la maiore_fw-la 3._o parte_fw-la 218._o exit_fw-la lib._n granominun_n nationis_fw-la germanicae_fw-la above_o fifty_o byshoppricke_n in_o germany_n aeneas_n silvius_n 219._o sext_v decret_n de_fw-fr penis_fw-la cap._n felicis_n in_o glosa_fw-la ité_fw-fr de_fw-fr privilegi●s_fw-fr c._n autoritaté_fw-fr in_o glosa_n 220_o pope_n bonifacius_n 8._o exeunt_n de_fw-fr maio._n &_o ob_v c._n unam_fw-la sanctam_fw-la 221._o ibid._n ●i●_n month_n revelat._n xi_o lii_o year_n &_o a_o half_a iij._o day_n &_o a_o half_a revelat._n xi_o a_o time_n time_n and_o half_o a_o time_n revelat._n xij_o m.cclx_o day_n revelat._n xij_o the_o tie_n &_o lose_v again_o of_o satan_n revelat._n 20._o

purtas_n mar_v 2_o 1557_o 17_o b_o 21_o thomas_n bennold_n martyr_n 2_o 1557_o 6_o c_o 22_o agnes_n siluerside_n aliâs_fw-la smith_n mar_v 2_o 1557_o  _fw-fr d_o 23_o bartholomew_n apostle_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 14_o e_fw-la 24_o ellen_n ewr_v mar_v 2_o 1557_o 3_o f_o 25_o elizabeth_n folkes_n maid_n martyr_n 2_o 1557_o  _fw-fr g_o 26_o william_n munt_n martyr_n 2_o 1557_o 11_o a_o 27_o alice_n munt_n mar_v 2_o 1557_o 19_o b_o 28_o rose_n allin_n maid_n martyr_n 2_o 1557_o  _fw-fr c_o 29_o john_n johnson_n mar_v george_n eagle_n mar_v 2_o 1557_o 8_o do_v 30_o one_o friar_n and_o the_o say_a george_n eagle_n sister_n martyr_n 2_o 1557_o  _fw-fr e_fw-la 31_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr september_n have_v 30._o day_n the_o moon_n xxix_o day_n of_o their_o death_n year_n of_o our_o lord_n 16_o f_o 1_o father_n abraham_n marsor_n  _fw-fr 1428_o 5●_n g_o 2_o william_n wright_n priest_n martyr_n  _fw-fr 1428_o  _fw-fr at_fw-fr 3_o john_n waddon_n priest_n martyr_n  _fw-fr 1428_o 1●_n b_o 4_o william_n gardiner_n martyr_n  _fw-fr 1552_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr w._n allen_n mar._n tho._n cob_n martyr_n  _fw-fr 1556_o 2_o c_o 5_o tho._n coo._n mar._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr d_o 6_o will._n androw_n confessor_n  _fw-fr 1555_o ●●_o e_o 7_o thomas_n king_n confessor_n  _fw-fr ibid._n  _fw-fr f_o 8_o thomas_n leis_n confessor_n 5_o ibid._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr george_n catmer_n martyr_n 6_o ibid._n ●●_o g_o 9_o robert_n s●rcate●_n martyr_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ●_o a_o 10_o anthony_n burward_n martyr_n  _fw-fr ibid._n  _fw-fr b_o 11_o george_n bradbrige_fw-la martyr_n james_n tutty_n mar._n 6_o ibid._n 15_o c_o 12_o thom._n hayward_n martyr_n  _fw-fr ibid._n 4_o d_o 13_o i._o goreway_n mar._n rob._n glover_n mar._n 20_o ibid._n  _fw-fr e_o 14_o cornelius_n bungay_n martyr_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 12_o f_z 15_o edw._n sharp_a mar_v john_n hart_n mar_v 8_o 1556_o ●_o g_o 16_o tho._n ravensdale_n a_o sho●maker_n or_o a_o currier_n mar_v 24_o 1556_o  _fw-fr at_fw-fr 17_o john_n horn_n and_o another_o 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1_o bartholer_n mi●●on_n martyr_n  _fw-fr 1534_o  _fw-fr b_o 2_o john_n de_fw-fr burge_n a_o scotfree_a merchant_n mar._n  _fw-fr 1534_o 3●_n c_o 3_o the_o receiver_n of_o aunt_n mar._n  _fw-fr 1534_o ●_o d_o 4_o henry_n poile_v mar._n catelle_n a_o schoolemaistres_n martyr_n  _fw-fr 1534_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 15●4_n  _fw-fr e_o 5_o stephen_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr forge_n a_o merchant_n mar._n  _fw-fr 1134_o 10_o f_o 6_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 1536_o  _fw-fr g_o 7_o william_n tyndall_n mar●tyr_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 18_o a_o 8_o william_n leyton_n martyr_n  _fw-fr 1537_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr puttedew_v mar._n  _fw-fr 1537_o 7_o b_o 9_o joh._n lambert_n aliâs_fw-la nicolson_n mar._n  _fw-fr 1538_o  _fw-fr c_o 10_o collins_n mar._n cowbrige_n mar._n  _fw-fr 1538_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr peter_n a_o german_n martyr_n  _fw-fr 1539_o 15_o do_v 11_o  _fw-fr 1539_o 4_o e_fw-la 12_o launcellot_n mar._n john_n a_o painter_n mar._n  _fw-fr 1539_o  _fw-fr f_o 13_o giles_n german_n martyr_n  _fw-fr 1539_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr robert_n barnes_n mar._n  _fw-fr 1539_o 12_o g_o 14_o thomas_n garrard_n martyr_n  _fw-fr 1541_o  _fw-fr at_fw-fr 15_o william_n hierome_n martyr_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr b_o 16_o william_n wolsey_n martyr_n 4_o 1555_o 9_o c_o 17_o rob._n pigot_n mar._n 4_o 1555_o  _fw-fr d_o 18_o luke_n evangelist_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 17_o e_fw-la 19_o nicholas_n ridley_n bishop_n martyr_n 6_o 1555_o 6_o f_o 20_o hugh_n latymer_n bishop_n martyr_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr g_o 21_o i_o web_n gent._n mar_v george_n roper_n mar_v 31_o 1555_o 14_o a_o 22_o gregory_n park_n martyr_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 3_o b_o 23_o adam_n wall_n mar_v mark_v burges_n mar_v 2_o 1551_o  _fw-fr c_o 24_o william_n hooker_n martyr_n  _fw-fr 1560_o 11_o d_o 25_o simson_n priest_n beverech_n friar_n keyler_n black_a friar_n davy_n stratton_n gentleman_n norman_a gorley_n uicar_n of_o dolour_n a_o black_a canon_n with_o 4._o other_o martyr_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 19_o e_fw-la 26_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr f_o 27_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 8_o g_o 28_o simon_n and_o jude._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr at_fw-fr 29_o three_o die_v in_o prison_n at_o cicester_n confess_v 18_o 1556_o 16_o b_o 30_o mother_n seaman_n confessor_n  _fw-fr 1556_o 5_o c_o 31_o mother_n bennet_n confessor_n  _fw-fr 1556_o november_n have_v 30._o day_n the_o moon_n xxix_o day_n of_o their_o death_n year_n of_o our_o lord_n  _fw-fr d_o 1_o the_o feast_n of_o all_o saint_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ●_o e_o 2_o richard_n meking_n martyr_n  _fw-fr 1541_o 2_o f_o 3_o richard_n spenser_n martyr_n  _fw-fr 1541_o  _fw-fr g_o 4_o andrew_n hewet_n martyr_n  _fw-fr 1541_o 10_o a_o 5_o john_n porter_n confess_v  _fw-fr 1542_o  _fw-fr b_o 6_o thomas_z bernard_n martyr_n  _fw-fr 1542_o 18_o c_o 7_o james_n morton_n martyr_n  _fw-fr 1542_o 7_o d_o 8_o george_n wizard_n gentleman_n mar._n  _fw-fr 1146_o  _fw-fr e_fw-la 9_o john_n kirby_n mar._n  _fw-fr 1546_o ●5_n f_o 10_o roger_n clarke_n mar._n  _fw-fr 1546_o 4_o g_o 11_o richard_n barfield_n aliâs_fw-la somersam_fw-la mar._n 20_o 1531_o  _fw-fr at_fw-fr 12_o john_n clarke_n confess_v  _fw-fr 1556_o 12_o b_o 13_o dimstane_n chittenden_n confess_v  _fw-fr 1556_o  _fw-fr c_o 14_o william_n foster_n martyr_n  _fw-fr 1556_o  _fw-fr d_o 15_o alice_z potkins_n confessor_n  _fw-fr 1556_o 9_o e_fw-la 16_o john_n archer_n confess_v  _fw-fr 1556_o  _fw-fr f_o 17_o hook_n mar._n  _fw-fr 1556_o 17_o g_o 18_o john_n hallingdale_n martyr_n 18_o 1557_o 6_o a_o 19_o william_n sparrow_n martyr_n 18_o 1557_o  _fw-fr b_o 20_o richard_n gybson_n gentleman_n mar._n 18_o 1557_o 14_o c_o 21_o saunder_n gouch_n martyr_n 4_o 1558_o 3_o do_v 22_o elizabeth_n driver_n martyr_n 4_o 1558_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr philip_n humphrey_n martyr_n 5_o 1558_o  _fw-fr e_fw-la 23_o john_n davy_n mar._n 5_o 1558_o 11_o f_o 24_o henry_n davy_n mar._n 5_o 1558_o 19_o g_o 25_o john_n corneforth_o martyr_n 10_o 1558_o  _fw-fr at_fw-fr 26_o christopher_n browne_n martyr_n 10_o 1558_o 8_o b_o 27_o john_n herst_n 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