Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	house_n	john_n	sir_n	15,272	5	5.9960	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67896	A letter sent to the Honourable George Lord Digby in Flushing from a worthy gentleman in Windsor, January the 24, 1641 together with the true coppy of a letter sent from Sir John Byron, lieutenant of the Tower to the House of Commons, concerning divers matter of great note and consequence.	Worthy gentleman in Windsor.; Byron, John Byron, Baron, 1598 or 9-1652.	1641 (1641)	Wing L1621; ESTC R3855	2,016	7

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