Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

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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
A68903	The actions of the Lowe Countries. Written by Sr. Roger Williams Knight	Williams, Roger, Sir, 1540?-1595.; Hayward, John, Sir, 1564?-1627.	1618 (1618)	STC 25731; ESTC S120160	84,201	144

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