Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	francis_n	sir_n	william_n	36,923	5	8.8615	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38859	An Exact account of the proceedings at Guild-Hall upon the election of the Right Honourable Sir William Prichard the present Lord Mayor of the city of London		1682 (1682)	Wing E3578; ESTC R36206	2,957	2

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report_v it_o to_o the_o lord_n mayor_n and_o court_n of_o alderman_n and_o the_o lord_n mayor_n upon_o that_o report_n grant_v a_o poll_n and_o adjourn_v till_o three_o afternoon_n when_o the_o poll_n be_v continue_v until_o the_o evening_n it_o be_v adjourn_v by_o his_o lordship_n order_n to_o nine_o of_o the_o clock_n the_o monday_n morning_n follow_v the_o 2._o of_o october_n saturday_n be_v the_o day_n appoint_v for_o present_v of_o the_o new_a elect_a sheriff_n to_o the_o baron_n of_o the_o exchequer_n the_o poll_n continue_v all_o monday_n in_o very_o good_a order_n and_o with_o great_a calmness_n to_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o all_o party_n concern_v it_o be_v take_v in_o six_o book_n and_o a_o supervisor_n as_o well_o on_o the_o behalf_n of_o sir_n william_n prichard_n and_o sir_n henry_n tulse_n as_o for_o sir_n thomas_n gold_n and_o mr._n alderman_n cornish_n to_o every_o book_n from_o monday_n the_o lord_n mayor_n adjourn_v the_o poll_n again_o till_o two_o the_o next_o 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