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	king_n	prince_n	12,992	5	5.4530	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B11202	Newes from Antvverp, the .10. day of August. 1580 Contayning, a speciall view of the present affayres of the lowe countreyes: revuealed and brought to lyght, by sundrie late intercepted letters, of certaine vizarded and counterfeyt countrey men of the same countreyes. Translated into English, partly out of French, and partly out of Lattin: according to the originall copie, printed at Antwerp, by William Riuiere, a sworne printer, and bookseller.; Afgheworpene brieven van sommighe ... valsche patriotten. English	Fredericke, abbot of Marolles.; Schetz, Gaspar, d. 1580.; Georg, von Schönenberg, Bishop of Worms, 1530-1595.	1580 (1580)	STC 692; ESTC S112793	31,219	36

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