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	sir_n	william_n	56,368	5	8.7171	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47375	Sr. VVilliam Killigrew his answer to the fenne mens objections against the Earle of Lindsey his drayning in Lincolnshire	Killigrew, William, Sir, 1606-1695.	1649 (1649)	Wing K453; ESTC R14022	14,319	20

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