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	john_n	king_n	18,796	5	3.7481	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92762	A letter sent to the Right Honourable the Lord Digby, from Sir Barnabas Scudamore Governor of Hereford, concerning the late siedge of the citty of Hereford.	Scudamore, Barnabas, Sir, d. 1658.; Bristol, George Digby, Earl of, 1612-1677.	1645 (1645)	Wing S2130; Thomason E303_4; ESTC R200289	6,350	12

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