Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	john_n	parliament_n	sir_n	15,642	5	6.0571	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82228	The declaration of the Protestant army in the province of Munster (of the Kingdom of Ireland) under the command of the Right Honourable the Lord Baron of Inchiquine, Lord President of the same.		1648 (1648)	Wing D755; Thomason E452_10; ESTC R204857	6,030	8

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