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	heir_n	john_n	15,268	5	5.7175	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51765	A manifesto, or, An account of the state of the present differences between the most serene and potent King of Denmark and Norway Christian the V., and the most serene Duke of Sleswick and Holstein-Gottorp Christian Albert together with some letters of the King of Great Britain, the King of Denmark, and the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, concerning a mediation in these differences, which the king of Great Britain most generously offer'd, and the king of Denmark refused and slighted : as also some other letters of the Dukes of Brunswick-Lunenbourgh, the emperor, &c., whereby the calumnies of a certain Danish minister are plainly detected.	Christian Albrecht, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, 1641-1695.	1677 (1677)	Wing M428A; ESTC R12344	65,710	126

his_o most_o serene_a royal_a majesty_n and_o his_o most_o serene_a highness_n their_o minister_n servant_n or_o subject_n which_o may_v be_v take_v any_o other_o way_n than_o in_o good_a part_n it_o shall_v all_o as_o well_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o mutual_a consanguinity_n and_o especial_o of_o her_o most_o serene_a royal_a majesty_n the_o queen_n of_o sweden_n as_o for_o the_o perpetuate_a the_o friendship_n between_o both_o house_n from_o this_o day_n forward_o be_v forget_v and_o be_v no_o more_o remember_v to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o any_o one_o but_o by_o virtue_n of_o this_o transaction_n be_v whole_o extinguish_v and_o his_o most_o serene_a royal_a majesty_n of_o denmark_n will_v also_o when_o denmark_n shall_v be_v evacuate_v not_o only_o withdraw_v his_o army_n and_o force_n out_o of_o his_o highness_n country_n and_o place_n but_o likewise_o do_v his_o utmost_a endeavour_n to_o oblige_v his_o ally_n to_o send_v away_o and_o draw_v their_o troop_n without_o any_o 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