Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	great_a	king_n	year_n	22,347	5	4.8500	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41089	To the right honorable the knights, citizens, and burgesses of the House of Commons assembled in Parliament the humble petition of Edmond Felton, Gent.	Felton, Edmond.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1642 (1642)	Wing F662; ESTC R29425	4,001	12

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