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
A77257	The reformed army. VVherein is plainly set forth, 1. What officers are necessary in an army, over one particular brigade. 2. VVhat officers may well be discharged, which as yet are allowed. 3. VVhat revinews will be saved which may be imployed to more necessary uses. 4. VVhat disaduantatge the state receives by such unnecessary officers, overpowring votes in councells of war. 5. What can be alleaged for the allowance of such places and the difference between these our civill vvars, and those in other countries. Seene and allowed by the Right Honourable, the Lords, and Commons, in Parliament, and published for the good of the kingdome in generall.; New army regulated	J. B. (John Brandon)	1645 (1645)	Wing B4249; Thomason E276_14; ESTC R209855	12,839	16

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