Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	duke_n	earl_n	york_n	15,008	5	9.9762	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33823	English liberties, or, The free-born subject's inheritance containing, I. Magna Charta, the petition of right, the Habeas Corpus Act ... II. The proceedings in appeals of murther, the work and power of Parliament, the qualifications necessary for such ... III. All the laws against conventicles and Protestant dissenters with notes, and directions both to constables and others ..., and an abstract of all the laws against papists.	Care, Henry, 1646-1688.	1680 (1680)	Wing C515; ESTC R31286	145,825	240

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the_o bank_n and_o let_v in_o the_o sea_n or_o to_o poison_n all_o the_o spring_n and_o river_n in_o the_o kingdom_n can_v not_o be_v a_o great_a mischief_n for_o this_o will_v only_o affect_v the_o present_a age_n but_o the_o other_o will_v ruin_n and_o enslave_v all_o our_o posterity_n but_o beside_o these_o general_n paramount_n privilege_n which_o the_o english_a be_v estate_v in_o by_o the_o original_a constitution_n of_o their_o government_n there_o be_v other_o more_o particular_o declare_v and_o express_v in_o diverse_a act_n of_o parliament_n of_o which_o several_a of_o the_o most_o remarkable_a and_o useful_a be_v here_o present_v at_o large_a to_o the_o reader_n with_o some_o note_n thereupon_o for_o his_o better_a understanding_n of_o the_o same_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la or_o the_o great_a charter_n make_v in_o the_o nine_o year_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o three_o and_o confirm_v by_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o in_o the_o eight_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n 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have_v give_v and_o grant_v to_o all_o arch-bishop_n bishop_n abbot_n prior_n earl_n baron_n and_o to_o all_o freeman_n of_o this_o our_o realm_n these_o liberty_n follow_v to_o be_v keep_v in_o our_o kingdom_n of_o england_n for_o ever_o chap._n i._n a_o confirmation_n of_o liberty_n first_o we_o have_v grant_v to_o god_n and_o by_o this_o our_o present_a charter_n have_v confirm_v for_o we_o &_o our_o heir_n for_o ever_o that_o the_o church_n of_o england_n shall_v be_v free_a and_o shall_v have_v all_o her_o whole_a right_n and_o liberty_n inviolable_a 2_o we_o have_v grant_v also_o and_o give_v to_o all_o the_o freeman_n of_o our_o realm_n for_o we_o and_o our_o heir_n for_o ever_o these_o liberty_n under-written_a to_o have_v and_o to_o hold_v to_o they_o and_o their_o heir_n for_o ever_o chap._n ii_o the_o relief_n of_o the_o king_n tenant_n of_o full_a age._n if_o any_o of_o our_o earl_n or_o baron_n or_o any_o other_o which_o hold_v of_o we_o in_o chief_a by_o knight_n 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