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	william_n	77,511	5	8.8269	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62807	To the right honourable the Knights, citizens and burgesses in Parliament assembled the humble petition of thousands of the well affected inhabitants of the cities of London and Westminster ... and places adjacent in behalfe of themselves and other well-affected persons in the Kingdome of England.		1643 (1643)	Wing T1650; ESTC R212062	2,401	1

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