Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	honourable_a	london_n	right_n	15,695	5	6.6784	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47616	The Scots scovts discoveries by their London intelligencer, and presented to the Lords of the covenant of Scotland, 1639.	D. L.	1642 (1642)	Wing L10; ESTC R16797	23,432	55

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