Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	edward_n	england_n	king_n	19,073	5	3.9817	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09112	The vvarn-vvord to Sir Francis Hastinges wast-word conteyning the issue of three former treateses, the Watch-word, the Ward-word and the Wast-word (intituled by Sir Francis, an Apologie or defence of his Watch-word) togeather with certaine admonitions & warnings to thesaid [sic] knight and his followers. Wherunto is adioyned a breif reiection of an insolent, and vaunting minister masked with the letters O.E. who hath taken vpon him to wryte of thesame [sic] argument in supply of the knight. There go also foure seueral tables, one of the chapters, another of the controuersies, the third of the cheif shiftes, and deceits, the fourth of the parricular [sic] matters conteyned in the whole book. By N.D. author of the Ward-word.	Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610.	1602 (1602)	STC 19418; ESTC S114221	315,922	580

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king_n and_o whole_a friar_n of_o half_a one_o king_n edward_n schoolmaster_n wherein_o the_o old_a man_n complain_v pitiful_o that_o his_o woman_n the_o nun_n be_v dead_a who_o he_o call_v his_o wife_n he_o be_v but_o dimidiatus_fw-la homo_fw-la half_a a_o man_n so_o as_o barnes_n and_o his_o companion_n give_v wife_n to_o monk_n and_o friar_n and_o spiritual_a primacy_n to_o king_n and_o prince_n by_o their_o new_a doctrine_n they_o make_v aswell_o friar_n whole_a man_n of_o half_a as_o whole_a king_n of_o half_a king_n and_o thus_o much_o of_o these_o there_o follow_v john_n husse_v of_o who_o i_o say_v that_o he_o hold_v more_o opinion_n against_o the_o protestant_n husse_n john_n husse_n then_o with_o they_o which_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o article_n of_o his_o doctrine_n yet_o extant_a and_o author_n that_o have_v write_v of_o he_o whereof_o we_o have_v speak_v sufficient_o before_o in_o this_o 3._o this_o cap._n 3._o encounter_n and_o yet_o be_v he_o put_v in_o john_n fox_n his_o calendar_n for_o a_o solemn_a martyr_n in_o red_a letter_n upon_o the_o second_o day_n of_o may._n and_o the_o like_a i_o may_v also_o show_v of_o the_o waldense_n albigense_n pauperes_fw-la de_fw-fr lugduno_n and_o many_o other_o base_a and_o desperate_a heretic_n which_o john_n fox_n in_o his_o protestation_n to_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o england_n do_v allow_v for_o saint_n of_o his_o faith_n 10._o fox_n protest_v pag._n 10._o whereas_o notwithstanding_o they_o hold_v many_o more_o thing_n against_o he_o then_o with_o he_o and_o some_o so_o beastly_a that_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v name_v as_o for_o john_n wickcliff_n there_o need_v no_o dispute_n or_o other_o proof_n than_o john_n fox_n himself_o and_o his_o own_o testimony_n etc._n john_n wickliff_n fox_n pag._n 411.412.413_o etc._n etc._n for_o he_o confess_v that_o he_o die_v in_o lincolnshire_n in_o his_o own_o benefice_n and_o bed_n and_o yet_o he_o put_v he_o in_o his_o calendar_n for_o a_o martyr_n the_o 2._o day_n of_o january_n in_o fair_a red_a letter_n say_v thus_o john_n wickcliff_n preacher_n and_o martyr_n as_o touch_v thomas_n bilney_n bilney_n tho._n bilney_n sir_n tho._n more_o in_o his_o preface_n before_o his_o confutation_n of_o tyndale_n answer_n do_v prove_v large_o by_o many_o witness_n and_o evident_a demonstration_n that_o he_o have_v recant_v public_o certain_a heresye_n of_o luther_n ●49_n thom._n more_o in_o p●aefat_n ad_fw-la tyndal_n pag._n ●49_n which_o for_o a_o time_n he_o have_v hold_v which_o john_n fox_n also_o confess_v and_o fall_v again_o afterward_o into_o relapse_n be_v condemn_v and_o burn_v but_o before_o his_o burn_a he_o recant_v again_o and_o confirm_v the_o same_o at_o the_o fire_n be_v confess_v hear_v mass_n devout_o desire_a absolution_n upon_o his_o knee_n from_o the_o excommunication_n lay_v