Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	day_n	keep_v	law_n	10,477	5	5.1659	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84420	The case of John Emmerton of the Middle-Temple, Gent.	Emmerton, John.	1680 (1680)	Wing E713B; ESTC R174971	2,964	4

the_o case_n of_o john_n emmerton_n of_o the_o middle-temple_n gent._n that_o the_o say_a mr._n emmerton_n and_o mrs._n bridget_n hyde_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n thomas_n hyde_n baronet_n decease_v by_o dame_n mary_n his_o wife_n who_o be_v afterward_o the_o wife_n of_o sir_n robert_n vyner_n and_o now_o also_o decease_a be_v upon_o the_o first_o day_n of_o october_n 1674._o witn._n to_o prove_v the_o marriage_n 4_o witness_n to_o the_o lady_n vyners_n consent_n 6_o witness_n and_o her_o letter_n to_o mrs._n hide_v consent_v 14_o witness_n to_o sir_n thomas_n hide_v intention_n 3_o witn._n lawful_o marry_v together_o by_o one_o mr._n brandley_n a_o minister_n in_o holy_a order_n by_o and_o with_o the_o free_a consent_n and_o direction_n of_o the_o say_a lady_n vyner_n and_o at_o the_o earnest_a desire_n of_o the_o say_a mrs._n bridget_n and_o according_a to_o the_o full_a intention_n of_o her_o say_a father_n sir_n thomas_n hyde_n all_o which_o the_o say_a bridget_n have_v since_o frequent_o declare_v and_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o say_a sir_n robert_n vyner_n be_v inform_v of_o the_o say_a marriage_n upon_o the_o three_o of_o january_n 1674._o and_o do_v then_o declare_v he_o be_v satisfy_v with_o the_o reality_n of_o it_o yet_o he_o say_v witness_n to_o this_o 3_o witness_n for_o other_o people_n satisfaction_n he_o will_v have_v some_o of_o the_o witness_n that_o be_v present_a at_o the_o solemnity_n come_v up_o to_o london_n and_o make_v oath_n of_o it_o that_o mr._n edlyn_n and_o mr._n brandly_n two_o of_o mr._n emmerton_n principal_a witness_n do_v according_o come_v up_o upon_o the_o eleven_o of_o january_n 1674._o witness_n to_o this_o 4_o witness_n in_o barkhamsteed_n coach_n and_o nigh_o the_o end_n of_o grayes-inn_n lane_n the_o say_a coach_n be_v beset_v by_o about_o ten_o arm_a man_n among_o who_o be_v one_o christian_a than_o servant_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o danby_n which_o say_v company_n violent_o pull_v the_o say_a mr._n brandley_n 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