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	sir_n	william_n	15,285	5	7.6538	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96850	To the honourable the knights, citizens, and burgesses in this present Parliament assembled The humble petition of Clement VValker, and William Prynne, Esquires.	Walker, Clement, 1595-1651.; Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1644 (1644)	Wing W337; Thomason 669.f.8[44]; ESTC R212163	2,130	1

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