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	lady_n	marry_v	19,709	5	10.5900	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45872	Information for the Earl and Countess of Southerland and their children, as followeth		1693 (1693)	Wing I164M; ESTC R222605	5,186	6

elder_a daughter_n of_o the_o say_a earl_n of_o weymss_n yet_o contrair_a to_o all_o law_n this_o be_v deny_v he_o which_o make_v the_o say_a earl_n of_o forfar_n agent_n protest_v for_o remedy_n in_o law_n before_o session_n or_o parliament_n but_o the_o earl_n of_o rothoss_n be_v then_o chancellor_n and_o uncle_n to_o the_o say_a lady_n margaret_n will_v not_o suffer_v the_o say_a agent_n to_o have_v the_o benefit_n for_o the_o earl_n of_o forfar_n that_o the_o law_n do_v allow_v in_o such_o case_n but_o hasten_v the_o pass_v of_o the_o say_a signature_n before_o it_o be_v three_o day_n affix_v upon_o the_o wall_n according_a to_o the_o usual_a custom_n therefore_o the_o say_a countess_n of_o sutherland_n have_v her_o recourse_n to_o the_o king_n majesty_n commissioner_n and_o to_o the_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n hope_v that_o by_o his_o princely_a goodness_n and_o their_o justice_n they_o will_v cognoce_fw-mi the_o matter_n so_o as_o to_o remedy_v the_o wrong_n do_v to_o the_o say_a countess_n and_o her_o childron_n and_o to_o preserve_v the_o legal_a succession_n in_o the_o right_a line_n in_o this_o ancient_a family_n be_v lineal_o descend_v from_o the_o second_o son_n of_o the_o famous_a mackduff_n thaine_z of_o fife_n who_o restore_v king_n malcolme_n crammone_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o scotland_n and_o kill_v the_o usurper_n macbeth_n so_o the_o say_a countess_n and_o earl_n of_o southerland_n with_o the_o earl_n of_o forfar_n and_o lord_n strathnaver_n do_v humble_o implore_v the_o justice_n of_o the_o say_v high_a court_n of_o parliament_n in_o their_o behalf_n it_o be_v not_o justifiable_a nor_o lawful_a to_o suffer_v a_o man_n in_o his_o old_a age_n have_v then_o lose_v his_o memory_n and_o judgement_n to_o wrong_v his_o lawful_a successor_n contrair_a to_o the_o first_o entail_v make_v in_o her_o favour_n and_o the_o oath_n make_v by_o the_o say_a earl_n to_o create_v a_o confidence_n in_o his_o daughter_n to_o give_v up_o the_o entail_v 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information_n for_o the_o earl_n and_o countess_n of_o southerland_n and_o their_o child_n as_o follow_v i._o that_o the_o say_a countess_n be_v the_o elder_a daughter_n of_o david_n late_a earl_n of_o weymss_n who_o die_v in_o the_o year_n 1679._o without_o male_a issue_n whereby_o the_o say_a countess_n have_v undoubted_a legal_a right_n for_o succeed_v in_o the_o estate_n and_o honour_n of_o her_o say_a father_n the_o earl_n of_o weymss_n according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o scotland_n which_o allow_v not_o a_o father_n to_o disinherit_v his_o elder_a lawful_a child_n and_o to_o prefer_v a_o young_a to_o their_o inheritance_n unless_o the_o elder_a be_v prove_v a_o fool_n or_o a_o person_n gross_o vicious_a or_o profligate_v or_o have_v marry_v dishonourble_o to_o disgrace_v the_o family_n and_o contrary_a to_o will_v of_o their_o parent_n none_o of_o which_o can_v be_v allege_v against_o the_o say_a countess_n who_o be_v not_o account_v a_o fool_n 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