Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	earl_n	england_n	henry_n	22,912	5	7.8643	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36092	A discourse for taking off the tests and penal laws about religion		1687 (1687)	Wing D1593; ESTC R3313	36,709	48

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