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	john_n	william_n	62,837	5	9.9142	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39583	A Reply to a paper intituled A true account of the unreasonableness of Mr. Fittons pretences against the Earl of Macclesfield		1685 (1685)	Wing F1067; ESTC R37818	5,214	5

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