Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

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lord_n	earl_n	great_a	sir_n	19,080	5	5.8097	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90867	A true relation of Prince Ruperts barbarous cruelty against the towne of Brumingham [sic], to which place on Monday Apr. 3. 1643. he marcht with 2000 horse and foot, 4 drakes, and 2 sakers; where after two houres fight (being twice beaten off by the townsmen in all but 140 musqueteers) he entered, put divers to the sword, and burnt about 80 houses to ashes, suffering no man to carry away his goods, or quench the fire, and making no difference between friend or foe; yet by Gods providence the greatest losse fell on the malignants of the town. And of the cavaliers were slaine divers chiefe commanders, and men of great quality, amongst whom was the Earle of Denbigh, the Lord Iohn Stewart: and as themselves report the Lord Digby.	Porter, Robert, 17th cent.; Girdler, Robert.	1643 (1643)	Wing P2987A; Thomason E96_9; ESTC R1407	3,924	8

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