Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	henry_n	sir_n	son_n	25,188	5	5.8731	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88191	The additionall plea of Lievt. Col. John Lilburne, prerogative prisoner in the Tower of London, the 28. of October, 1647. Which he sent unto the committee of the House of Commons, where Mr. Iohn Maynard the lawyer hath the chaire, with a letter, which letter thus followeth.	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1647 (1647)	Wing L2112A; Thomason E412_11; ESTC R30993	8,129	8

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upon_o my_o protest_n against_o the_o lord_n and_o my_o appeal_v to_o they_o for_o justice_n and_o protection_n and_o evacuate_v and_o annihilate_v my_o sentence_n and_o immediate_o help_v i_o to_o the_o 2000_o l._n the_o lord_n adjudge_v i_o from_o my_o starchamber_n judge_n and_o give_v i_o but_o in_o ready_a money_n one_o half_a of_o my_o arrers_n for_o the_o whole_a be_v about_o 6._o or_o 700._o l._n audit_v before_o a_o committee_n of_o their_o own_o house_n and_o i_o will_v immediate_o lay_v out_o my_o money_n in_o cloth_n or_o other_o commodity_n and_o if_o i_o can_v pass_v with_o they_o i_o will_v forthwith_o leave_v the_o kingdom_n to_o which_o i_o will_v promise_v without_o licence_n i_o will_v not_o return_v for_o the_o space_n of_o 12._o month_n after_o the_o receipt_n of_o the_o money_n and_o so_o shall_v leave_v this_o parliament_n to_o the_o management_n of_o their_o own_o affair_n among_o themselves_o witness_v my_o hand_n and_o seal_v this_o sixth_o of_o october_n 1647._o john_n lilburne_n but_o in_o stead_n of_o obtain_v my_o liberty_n etc._n etc._n hereby_o as_o i_o be_v confident_o make_v believe_v i_o shall_v this_o my_o own_o moderate_a &_o fair_a proffer_n serve_v my_o adversary_n to_o no_o other_o end_n but_o to_o upbraid_v and_o calumniate_v i_o behind_o my_o back_n though_o make_v by_o their_o own_o procurement_n and_o to_o render_v i_o contemptible_a as_o a_o man_n that_o neither_o care_v for_o england_n nor_o the_o liberty_n thereof_o but_o mere_o and_o only_o seek_v for_o my_o money_n and_o my_o own_o end_n who_o juggle_n deal_v with_o i_o i_o shall_v more_o large_o in_o some_o marginal_a note_n etc._n etc._n discover_v when_o i_o print_v my_o letter_n to_o subtle_a mr._n allen_n the_o agitator_n which_o by_o god_n assistance_n shall_v speedy_o follow_v and_o then_o my_o appeal_v next_o to_o that_o wherein_o i_o shall_v cry_v out_o aloud_o murder_n oppression_n and_o cruelty_n to_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n and_o with_o strong_a cry_n press_v all_o that_o have_v honest_a english_a heart_n vigarous_o to_o press_v the_o house_n of_o commons_o to_o judge_v my_o appeal_v which_o i_o judge_n be_v now_o hinder_v by_o the_o grandee_n of_o the_o army_n who_o i_o may_v say_v be_v body_n and_o soul_n the_o lord_n creature_n and_o as_o great_a lover_n of_o tyranny_n oppression_n injustice_n and_o dissimulation_n as_o they_o and_o so_o i_o rest_v john_n lilburn_n that_o neither_o love_n baseness_n nor_o fear_v greatness_n finis_fw-la