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	king_n	sir_n	22,698	5	5.9318	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36497	A discourse written by Sir George Downing, the King of Great Britain's envoy extraordinary to the states of the United Provinces vindicating his royal master from the insolencies of a scandalous libel, printed under the title of (An extract out of the register of the States General of the United Provinces, upon the memorial of Sir George Downing, envoy, &c.), and delivered by the agent De Hyde for such to several publick ministers : whereas no such resolution was ever communicated to the said envoy, nor any answer returned at all by their lordships to the said memorial : whereunto is added a relation of some former and later proceedings of the Hollanders / by a meaner hand.	Downing, George, Sir, 1623?-1684.	1672 (1672)	Wing D2108; ESTC R34994	50,712	177

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discourse_n write_v by_o sir_n george_n downing_n the_o king_n of_o great_a britain_n envoy_n extraordinary_a to_o the_o state_n of_o the_o unite_a province_n &c_n &c_n the_o envoy_n extraordinary_a of_o his_o most_o sacred_a majesty_n of_o great_a britain_n etc._n etc._n have_v late_o see_v a_o certain_a paper_n entitle_v an_o extract_v out_o of_o the_o register_n of_o the_o resolution_n of_o the_o high_a and_o mighty_a lord_n estate_n general_n of_o the_o unite_a province_n upon_o the_o memorial_n of_o sir_n george_n downing_n envoy_n extraordinary_a from_o the_o king_n of_o great_a britain_n do_v not_o at_o all_o think_v it_o fit_a for_o he_o to_o take_v any_o notice_n thereof_o but_o to_o pass_v it_o by_o as_o a_o pamphlet_n of_o which_o sort_n there_o come_v out_o too_o many_o here_o every_o day_n in_o regard_n that_o no_o such_o resolution_n have_v be_v communicate_v to_o he_o by_o their_o lordship_n not_o any_o one_o word_n give_v he_o in_o answer_n to_o his_o say_a memorial_n 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