Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	esquire_n	richard_n	sir_n	17,658	5	7.1902	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63205	The tryal of William Staley, goldsmith for speaking treasonable words against His Most Sacred Majesty and upon full evidence found guilty of high treason : and received sentence accordingly, on Thursday, November the 21th, 1678.	Staley, William, d. 1678, defendant.	1678 (1678)	Wing T2237; ESTC R228446	8,697	14

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