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	thomas_n	william_n	45,902	5	7.8067	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66149	His Majesties letter to the Lord Bishop of London to be communicated to the two provinces of Canterbury and York.	William III, King of England, 1650-1702.; Compton, Henry, 1632-1713.	1689 (1689)	Wing W2355; ESTC R26369	2,091	4

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