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	richard_n	thomas_n	17,486	5	9.1779	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61841	Babylon's fall in Maryland, a fair warning to Lord Baltamore, or, A relation of an assault made by divers papists, and popish officers of the Lord Baltamore's, against the Protestants in Maryland to whom God gave a great victory against a greater force of souldiers and armed men, who came to destroy them / published by Leonard Strong, agent for the people of Providence in Maryland.	Strong, Leonard, Agent for the people of Providence in Maryland.	1655 (1655)	Wing S5994; ESTC R17655	8,274	16

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governor_n for_o lord_n baltamore_n with_o promise_n of_o liberty_n in_o religion_n and_o privilege_n of_o english_a subject_n a_o oath_n to_o the_o lord_n baltamore_n be_v urge_v upon_o this_o people_n soon_o after_o their_o come_n up_o which_o if_o they_o do_v not_o take_v they_o must_v have_v no_o land_n nor_o abide_v in_o the_o province_n this_o oath_n be_v very_o scrupulous_o look_v upon_o first_o in_o regard_n it_o bind_v to_o acknowledge_v and_o be_v subject_a to_o a_o royal_a jurisdiction_n and_o absolute_a dominion_n of_o the_o lord_n baltamore_n and_o to_o defend_v it_o and_o he_o against_o all_o power_n whatsoever_o this_o be_v think_v far_o too_o high_a for_o he_o be_v a_o subject_a to_o exact_v upon_o such_o term_n as_o it_o be_v exact_v and_o too_o much_o unsuitable_a to_o the_o present_a liberty_n which_o god_n have_v give_v the_o english_a subject_n from_o arbitrary_a and_o popish_a government_n as_o the_o lord_n baltamore_n government_n do_v plain_o appear_v to_o be_v 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present_v a_o petition_n to_o the_o then_o council_n of_o state_n where_o it_o have_v be_v depend_v near_o four_o year_n without_o any_o hear_n answer_v or_o relief_n which_o have_v bring_v unspeakable_a trouble_n upon_o this_o province_n &_o now_o at_o last_o occasion_v the_o shed_n of_o much_o english_a blood_n yea_o of_o the_o saint_n in_o maryland_n god_n grant_v that_o right_n and_o justice_n may_v have_v a_o more_o open_a course_n to_o flow_v into_o all_o the_o dominion_n of_o england_n without_o obstruction_n and_o that_o innocent_a blood_n be_v not_o shed_v any_o more_o for_o want_v thereof_o in_o the_o year_n 1652._o richard_n bennet_n esq_n colonel_n william_n clayborne_n and_o captain_n edmund_n curtis_n commissioner_n from_o the_o supreme_a authority_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o england_n arrive_v in_o maryland_n in_o the_o guiny_n friggot_n to_o reduce_v that_o province_n into_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o england_n according_a to_o their_o 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england_n captain_z william_n stone_n and_o mr._n thomas_n hatton_n and_o the_o popish_a councillor_n rise_v up_o against_o the_o reducement_n displace_v those_o who_o the_o state_n commissioner_n have_v place_v and_o introduce_v the_o old_a popish_a council_n call_v that_o which_o be_v do_v by_o commission_n from_o the_o council_n of_o state_n in_o england_n rebellion_n against_o the_o lord_n baltamore_n and_o those_o that_o be_v actor_n in_o it_o factious_a and_o seditious_a person_n which_o be_v do_v by_o a_o proclamation_n full_a of_o rail_a term_n publish_v at_o providence_n in_o the_o church-meeting_n the_o commissioner_n for_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o england_n hear_v that_o new_a order_n and_o instruction_n be_v come_v to_o maryland_n from_o lord_n baltamore_n and_o that_o one_o scarborough_n a_o mischievous_a instrument_n of_o the_o lord_n baltamore_n be_v go_v up_o maryland_n resolve_v to_o come_v and_o see_v in_o what_o condition_n their_o affair_n stand_v and_o find_v a_o 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