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	king_n	sir_n	58,542	5	6.3420	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96417	The nevvest and truest, and most vnpartiall relation of all the late occurrence which hath happened at Sherbourne-Castle, and thereabouts. Being the extract of divers severall letters, sent from worthy persons of good credit and qualitie, to a speciall friend in London.	A. W.	1642 (1642)	Wing W1A; Thomason E117_4; ESTC R17876	2,363	8

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