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	john_n	king_n	50,169	5	4.1692	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11766	The declinatour and protestation of the some some-times [sic] pretended bishops, presented in face of the last Assembly. Refuted and found futile, but full of insolent reproaches, and bold assertions	Church of Scotland. General Assembly.; Warriston, Archibald Johnston, Lord, 1611-1663.	1639 (1639)	STC 22060; ESTC S116982	52,590	100

at_o mordingtoun_n m._n thomas_n ramsay_n min._n at_o foldoun_n m._n walter_n swintoun_n min._n at_o swintoun_n james_n earl_n of_o hume_n elder_n presb._n of_o kelso_n m._n richard_n sympson_n min._n at_o sproustoun_n m._n william_n penman_n min._n at_o morbuck_n andrew_n ker_n of_o lintoun_n elder_n presb._n of_o jedburgh_n m._n robert_n brounley_n min._n at_o kirktoun_n m._n james_n wilkie_n minister_v at_o creling_n m._n robert_n cunninghame_n min._n at_o hawick_n sir_n william_n dowglas_n of_o cavers_n elder_n robert_n simpson_n burgess_n of_o jedburgh_n presb._n of_o assiltoun_n m._n john_n matland_n min._n at_o glenkirk_n m._n harry_n cockburne_n min._n at_o gingilkirk_n john_n lord_n cranstoun_n elder_a m._n alexander_n hume_n bailyie_a burgess_n of_o lawder_n presb._n of_o melrosse_n or_o selkirke_n m._n william_n jameson_n min._n at_o langnewtoun_n m._n robert_n martin_n min._n at_o the_o new-kirk_a of_o ettrick_n m._n john_n knox_n min._n at_o bowdoun_n sir_n john_n ker_n of_o cavers_n elder_n presb._n of_o dumbar_n m._n patrick_n hammiltoun_n min._n at_o innerweek_n m._n john_n lawder_n min._n at_o tuninghame_n m._n john_n dalyel_n min._n at_o prestoun_n kirk_n sir_n patrick_n hepburn_n of_o waghtoun_n knight_n elder_a george_n purves_n burgess_n of_o dumbarre_n m._n patrick_n hume_n burgess_n of_o northberwick_n presb._n of_o hadingtoun_n m._n john_n ker_n minister_n at_o salt-prestoun_a m._n james_n fleeming_n minister_n at_o bathan_n m._n john_n oswald_n minister_n at_o pencaitland_n john_n lord_n hay_n of_o yester_n elder_n m._n george_n grace_n common_a clerk_n burgess_n of_o hadington_n presb._n of_o dalkeith_n m._n james_n porteous_n minister_v at_o lesswade_n m._n james_n robertson_n minister_v at_o cranstoun_n m._n oliuhar_n colt_n minister_n at_o inneresk_n william_n earl_n of_o louthian_n elder_n presb._n of_o edinburgh_n m._n andrew_n ramsay_n minister_n in_o edinburgh_n m._n harry_n rollock_n minister_n in_o in_o edinburgh_n m._n william_n 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kirkcudbright_n alexander_n gordoun_n of_o earlstoun_n elder_n william_n glendinning_n prove_v of_o kirkcubright_n robert_n gordoun_n of_o knokbrox_n burgess_n of_o new-galloway_n presb._n of_o wigtoun_n m._n andrew_n anderson_n minister_n at_o kirkinner_n m._n andrew_n lawder_n minister_n at_o whitherne_a andrew_n agnew_n of_o lochnaw_n elder_n alexander_n make_v ghie_a burgess_n of_o wigtoun_n presb._n of_o stranrawer_n m._n john_n leve_v stoun_n minister_v at_o stranrawer_n m._n james_n blair_n minister_v at_o portmontgomerie_n m._n alexander_n turnbull_n minister_n at_o kirmaden_n robert_n adair_n of_o kinhilt_n elder_n james_n glover_n clerk_n of_o stranrawer_n presb._n of_o air._n m._n james_n bonar_n minister_v at_o moyboll_n m._n john_n fergushill_n minister_n at_o vchiltrie_a m._n robert_n blair_n minister_n at_o air._n john_n earl_n of_o cassils_n elder_n john_n stewart_n late_a prove_v of_o air._n presb._n of_o irw_v m._n rober_n bailie_n minister_n at_o kilwinning_n m._n william_n russel_n minister_n at_o kilwinning_n m._n david_n dickson_n minister_v at_o irw_v john_n lord_n lowdoun_n elder_a m._n robert_n barclay_n prove_v of_o irw_v matthew_n spense_n prove_v of_o roysay_n presb._n of_o argyle_n m._n donald_n makilvorie_a min._n at_o inraay_n m._n nicol_n makcalman_n min._n at_o kilmow_n m._n james_n campbell_n minister_v at_o kilsman_n archbald_n campbell_n of_o kilmun_n elder_n presb._n of_o dumbartane_a m._n david_n elphinstoun_n min._n at_o dumbartan_a m._n robert_n watson_n minister_n at_o cardrosse_n m._n john_n stirling_n minister_n at_o badernock_n walter_n mackalley_n of_o ardincapill_v elder_a john_n sempell_n prove_v of_o dumbartan_a presb._n of_o paslay_n m._n william_n brisbane_n minister_n at_o erskine_n m._n john_n hammiltoun_n minist_n at_o innerkip_n m._n matthew_n brisbane_n minister_n at_o killellan_n john_n brisban_n of_o bishoptoun_n el._n john_n spreull_a burgess_n of_o ranfrew_n presb._n of_o glasgow_n m._n john_n bell_n elder_a minister_n at_o glasgow_n m._n zacharie_n boyd_n minister_n at_o the_o barony_n kirk_n there_o of_o m._n james_n sharp_a minister_n at_o goven_n the_o earl_n of_o eglingtoun_n elder_n patrick_n bell_n prove_v of_o glasgow_n david_n spence_n clerk_n of_o rutherglane_n presb._n of_o hammiltoun_n m._n patrick_n hammiltoun_n minister_n at_o cambuslang_n m._n james_n johnstoun_n minister_v at_o stenhouse_n m._n john_n heriot_n minister_n at_o blantyre_n william_n bailzie_n of_o carphin_n elder_n presb._n of_o lanerk_n m._n william_n livingstoun_n minister_n at_o lanerk_n m._n alexander_n somervell_n minister_n at_o daulfingtoun_n m._n richard_n ingle_n minister_v at_o westoun_n sir_n william_n bailzie_n of_o lammintoun_n elder_n gideon_n lack_v bailzie_n of_o lanerk_n presb._n of_o s._n andrews_n m._n alexander_n henderson_n minister_n at_o luchers_n m._n andrew_n auchinleck_n minister_n at_o lergo_n m._n james_n bruce_n minister_v at_o kingsbarnes_n john_n lord_n sinclar_n eder_n 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gilled_a in_o perth_n presb._n of_o dunkeld_n m._n william_n menyy_n min._n at_o kenmure_n m._n john_n anderson_n minister_n at_o cargill_n mungo_n campbell_n fear_n of_o lawyer_n elder_n presb._n of_o meggill_n m._n george_n symmer_fw-mi minister_v at_o meggill_n m._n george_n halyburtoun_n minister_n at_o glenylla_n james_n lord_n cowper_n elder_a presb._n of_o dundie_n m._n andrew_n wood_n minister_v at_o monyfooth_o m._n john_n robertson_n minister_n at_o achterhouse_n david_n grahame_n of_o fentrie_n e._n james_n fletcherprov_n of_o dundie_n presb._n of_o forfar_n m._n john_n line_v say_v minister_v at_o aberlemno_n m._n silvester_n lammy_n minister_n at_o glames_z m._n alexander_n kynninmount_n minister_n at_o killimure_n james_n lion_n of_o aldbarre_n eld._n david_n hunter_n prove_v of_o forfar_n john_n grahame_n baitie_n of_o mont_n rose_n robert_n demster_n bailie_n of_o brechen_fw-ge presb._n of_o mern_n m._n james_n sibbald_n minister_v at_o benholme_n m._n andrew_n mill_n 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barclay_n of_o towie_n eld._n presb._n of_o kinkairne_n m._n alexander_n robertson_n minister_n at_o clunie_n presb._n of_o garioch_n m._n william_n wedderburn_n minister_n at_o bathelnie_n andrew_n bairdburge_v of_o bamfe_n presb._n of_o forresse_n m._n william_n falconer_n minister_v at_o dyke_n m._n john_n hay_o min._n at_o taffert_n m._n david_n dumbar_n minister_v at_o edinkaylly_n william_n rosse_n of_o clava_fw-la elder_n m._n john_n dumbar_n bailie_n of_o forresse_n presb._n of_o innernesse_n m._n john_n howistoun_n minister_n at_o wartlaw_n m._n patrick_n dumbar_n minister_n at_o durris_n james_n fraser_n of_o bray_n elder_n robert_n bailie_n bailie_n of_o innernesse_n presb._n of_o tain_n m._n gilbert_n murray_n minister_n at_o tain_n m._n william_n mackeinyie_a minister_n at_o tarbet_n m._n hector_n monro_n minister_n in_o nether_a taine_n sir_n john_n mackeinzie_n of_o tarbet_n elder_n m._n thomas_n mackculloch_n bailie_n of_o taine_n presb._n of_o dingwall_n m._n david_n 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up_o such_o a_o body_n it_o can_v be_v acknowledge_v for_o a_o lawful_a and_o free_a assembly_n but_o how_o prove_v they_o commissioner_n admit_v to_o be_v member_n of_o this_o assembly_n not_o to_o be_v such_o as_o be_v requisite_a to_o make_v up_o such_o a_o body_n first_o they_o allege_v that_o the_o most_o part_n at_o least_o of_o the_o clergy_n convene_v at_o this_o assembly_n be_v ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la deprive_v and_o their_o place_n void_a as_o if_o they_o be_v natural_o dead_a because_o they_o have_v never_o in_o presence_n of_o the_o archbishop_n bishop_n superintendent_n or_o commissioner_n of_o the_o province_n or_o dyocie_n subscribe_v the_o article_n of_o religion_n extant_a in_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n nor_o give_v their_o oath_n for_o acknowledge_v our_o sovereign_a lord_n authority_n nor_o have_v read_v their_o testimonial_a thereupon_o and_o the_o confession_n in_o their_o parosh_fw-mi kirk_n after_o their_o return_n as_o they_o be_v bind_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n anno_fw-la 1572._o that_o whereas_o they_o be_v bind_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n anno_fw-la 1606._o to_o maintain_v the_o king_n honour_n dignity_n and_o prerogative_n royal_a to_o with_o stand_v all_o person_n power_n or_o estate_n that_o shall_v impugn_v or_o impair_v the_o same_o and_o at_o their_o admission_n be_v oblige_v to_o perform_v this_o duty_n of_o their_o allegiance_n and_o to_o testify_v in_o their_o conscience_n that_o the_o king_n be_v suppreme_a governor_n as_o well_o in_o matter_n spiritual_a and_o ecclesiastical_a as_o temporal_a according_a to_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n 1612._o yet_o notwithstanding_o his_o majesty_n have_v ordain_v by_o act_n of_o council_n and_o proclamation_n follow_v thereupon_o that_o all_o the_o liedge_n shall_v swear_v and_o subscribe_v the_o say_a confession_n together_o with_o a_o general_a band_n for_o defend_v his_o majesty_n person_n and_o authority_n against_o all_o enemy_n within_o or_o without_o the_o realm_n 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