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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53222	America : being the latest, and most accurate description of the new vvorld containing the original of the inhabitants, and the remarkable voyages thither, the conquest of the vast empires of Mexico and Peru and other large provinces and territories : with the several European plantations in those parts : also their cities, fortresses, towns, temples, mountains, and rivers : their habits, customs, manners, and religions, their plants, beasts, birds, and serpents : with an appendix containing, besides several other considerable additions, a brief survey of what hath been discover'd of the unknown south-land and the arctick region : collected from most authentick authors, augmented with later observations, and adorn'd with maps and sculptures / by John Ogilby ...	Ogilby, John, 1600-1676.; Montanus, Arnoldus, 1625?-1683. Nieuwe en onbekende weereld.	1671 (1671)	Wing O165; ESTC R16958	774,956	643

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his_o majesty_n commissioner_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1665._o his_o majesty_n commissioner_n for_o the_o affair_n of_o new_a england_n be_v in_o the_o province_n of_o mayne_n the_o people_n be_v much_o unsettle_a in_o point_n of_o government_n by_o reason_n the_o mattachusets_n colony_n or_o boston_n government_n do_v usurp_v compulsive_o a_o power_n over_o they_o contrary_a to_o their_o will_n and_o the_o right_n of_o sir_n ferdinando_n george_n heir_n who_o have_v his_o commission_n then_o in_o the_o place_n do_v unanimous_o petition_v to_o his_o majesty_n commissioner_n to_o settle_v the_o government_n upon_o which_o the_o say_a commissioner_n examine_v the_o bound_n and_o right_o of_o mr._n george_n patent_n with_o all_o the_o allegation_n and_o pretension_n on_o both_o side_n and_o so_o according_a to_o their_o instruction_n from_o his_o majesty_n do_v settle_v a_o temporary_a government_n under_o his_o majesty_n immediate_a authority_n until_o such_o time_n as_o his_o majesty_n shall_v give_v his_o final_a determination_n thereof_o and_o for_o that_o end_n do_v institute_n justice_n of_o the_o peace_n to_o govern_v the_o province_n according_a to_o the_o true_a law_n of_o england_n also_o his_o majesty_n be_v please_v by_o his_o mandamus_fw-la in_o april_n 1666_o to_o the_o governor_n of_o boston_n to_o signify_v that_o it_o be_v his_o will_n and_o pleasure_n that_o the_o province_n of_o main_n shall_v stand_v good_a as_o his_o commissioner_n have_v settle_v it_o until_o he_o have_v more_o leisure_n to_o determine_v it_o yet_o notwithstanding_o after_o three_o year_n quiet_a possession_n and_o exercise_v of_o government_n by_o the_o king_n justice_n according_a to_o their_o commission_n grant_v by_o his_o majesty_n commissioner_n the_o bostoner_n without_o any_o conference_n with_o the_o say_a justice_n do_v in_o a_o hostile_a manner_n oppose_v the_o king_n power_n july_n 1668._o which_o be_v as_o follow_v the_o general_a court_n of_o boston_n 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