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
A70806	The true copie of a speech delivered by the Honorable VVilliam Perpoynt, second son to the right Honorable the Earle of Kingstone, against Sr. Robert Berkley, Knight, one of the justices of the Kings Bench, in maintenance of their accusation of high treason, and other great misdemeanors, at a conference of both Houses in the Painted Chamber, July 6, 1641.	Pierrepont, William, 1607?-1678.	1641 (1641)	Wing P2212; ESTC R15030	5,430	14

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