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
A47389	A short answer to a paper, intituled, Reasons humbly offered to the Honourable the Commons assembled in Parliament, against a bill brought in by Sir Robert Killigrew and others, undertakers and participants for the pretended dreining of Lindsey-Level in Lincolnshire	Killigrew, William, Sir, 1606-1695.	1698 (1698)	Wing K468; ESTC R3389	8,106	4

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refusal_n it_o be_v full_o agree_v and_o a_o perfect_a contract_n make_v with_o the_o say_a earl_n that_o the_o say_a earl_n shall_v have_v as_o a_o reward_n for_o dreining_n all_o between_o bourne_n and_o lincoln_n 24000_o acre_n and_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o shall_v have_v finish_v that_o part_n between_o bourne_n and_o kime_n etc._n etc._n he_o shall_v have_v 14000_o acre_n as_o a_o proportionable_a part_n for_o so_o much_o to_o be_v put_v into_o his_o possession_n when_o by_o the_o commissioner_n it_o shall_v be_v adjudge_v dreined_a and_o this_o contract_n and_o decree_n be_v confirm_v by_o the_o royal_a assent_n and_o enroll_v in_o chancery_n the_o earl_n apply_v himself_o to_o the_o work_n 〈…〉_z and_o 12_o 〈◊〉_d primi_fw-la at_o a_o session_n at_o boston_n the_o commissioner_n be_v 24_o apportion_v his_o part_n out_o of_o each_o particular_a fenn_n at_o a_o session_n at_o bourne_n 13_o car._n primi_fw-la 10_o commissioner_n ascertain_v the_o place_n where_o his_o proportion_n in_o 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