Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	esq_n	honourable_a	william_n	13,106	5	9.6307	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88040	A letter to the Honoble William Lenthal Esq; Speaker to the Honorable House of Commons, from the commissioners imployed by the Parliament for the reducing of Newark: together with the summons of the Commissioners of both Kingdoms to the governour, for delivering up of the said town for the use of the King and Parliament. And the governours answer thereunto. Appointed by the Honorable William Lenthal ... to be forthwith printed and published.	Belasyse, John Belasyse, Baron, 1615-1689.; Pierrepont, William, 1607?-1678.; England and Wales. Commissioners of Both Kingdoms.	1646 (1646)	Wing L1737; Thomason E330_23; ESTC R202805	2,969	8

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