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	richard_n	sir_n	41,993	5	6.7270	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46383	The iust man in bonds, or, Lieut. Col. John Lilburne close prisoner in Newgate, by order of the House of Lords	Walwyn, William, 1600-1681.; Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1646 (1646)	Wing J1234; ESTC R186225	4,599	5

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