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	knight_n	sir_n	59,280	5	6.9270	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09851	The preceptes of warre, setforth [sic] by Iames the erle of Purlilia, and tra[n]slated into englysh by Peter Betham; De rei militari. English	Porcia, Jacopo di, conte, 15th cent.; Betham, Peter.	1544 (1544)	STC 20116; ESTC S114959	68,223	210

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of_o water_n we_o be_v enforce_v to_o occupy_v well_o water_n great_a heed_n be_v it_o to_o be_v take_v that_o such_o well_n be_v not_o poison_v by_o some_o craft_n to_o the_o utter_a destruction_n of_o their_o whole_a host_n which_o soon_o may_v chance_v if_o we_o take_v not_o moo_v dyligent_a care_n and_o heed_n 79._o ¶_o to_o choose_v a_o place_n to_o fight_v in_o when_o our_o enemy_n do_v prevail_v in_o force_n and_o nombre_fw-fr of_o man_n and_o we_o can_v not_o avoid_v but_o gyve_v battayl_n best_o it_o be_v to_o choose_v a_o narrow_a and_o straight_o place_n lest_o our_o enemy_n enclose_v and_o compass_v we_o round_o about_o whereby_o we_o be_v soon_o vanquysh_v and_o overcomen_v 78._o ¶_o to_o mock_v our_o enemy_n if_o we_o be_v dryven_v to_o flight_n on_o the_o high_a see_v for_o that_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o match_v our_o enemy_n and_o they_o make_v sail_n after_o we_o very_o swift_o and_o be_v even_o in_o our_o tail_n it_o be_v good_a to_o mock_v they_o thus_o first_o 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