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	sir_n	william_n	145,713	5	9.2043	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91120	A protestation against a foolish, ridiculous and scandalous speech, pretended to be spoken by Thomas Wentworth, late Earle of Strafford, to certaine lords before his comming out of the Tower as also against the simple and absurd letter to his lady in Ireland, together with the onely true copy of his speech, and the charge delivered to his son.	Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, Earl of, 1593-1641.	1641 (1641)	Wing P3856; Thomason E208_17; ESTC R961	2,448	7

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