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
A74645	A continuation of the diurnall passages in Ireland declared in tvvo letters. The one being sent from the Lord Antrim in Ireland, to the right honourable the Earle of Rutland, dated February 25 1641. The other was sent to Sir Robert King knight, bearing date the 27 of February, 1641.	Antrim, Randal MacDonnell, Earl of, 1609-1683.; Loftus, Edward, 17th cent.	1641 (1641)	Thomason E137_28	2,722	8

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lordship_n for_o the_o noble_a favour_n i_o have_v have_v the_o honour_n former_o to_o receive_v from_o your_o lordship_n and_o the_o mutual_a correspondency_n that_o have_v be_v between_o your_o honour_n and_o myself_o which_o when_o opportunity_n may_v permit_v i_o shall_v with_o humble_a thankfulness_n acknowledge_v my_o lord_n it_o be_v a_o great_a sorrow_n to_o i_o my_o name_n and_o honour_n shall_v be_v so_o much_o defame_v and_o scandalize_v by_o false_a and_o scandalous_a report_n nay_o permit_v to_o be_v publish_v in_o print_n that_o i_o have_v revolt_v from_o my_o king_n and_o turn_v rebel_n the_o very_a name_n wound_v i_o sore_o which_o never_o have_v the_o left_a thought_n of_o treason_n against_o my_o sovereign_n or_o disloyalty_n to_o my_o country_n i_o be_o so_o far_o from_o such_o imagination_n that_o i_o will_v rather_o perish_v at_o his_o majesty_n foot_n and_o suffer_v any_o punishment_n whatever_o shall_v be_v think_v requisite_a to_o bring_v a_o period_n to_o 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