Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	george_n	james_n	john_n	15,906	5	5.4177	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44598	The compleat miner: or A collection of the laws, liberties, ancient customs, rules, orders, articles and privileges of the several mines and miners in the counties of Derby, Gloucester and Somerset together with the art of dialling, and levelling groves, and with an explication of the terms of art used in this book.	Houghton, Thomas, Gent.	1688 (1688)	Wing H2926; ESTC R215379	33,034	131

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