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	sir_n	thomas_n	191,434	5	9.6258	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76357	A true relation of the abominable injustice, oppressions and tyranny, which Captain Henry Bell suffered nine years together at the Councell board, before this Parliament began, as the said Captain Bell did humbly exhibite the same to the King at White-Hall, on the second day of December 1640. and what His Majesty was graciously pleased to doe thereupon. And also, herein the said Captain Bell doth exhibite his humble petition to the Right Honourable the Lords assembled in Parliament. ...	Bell, Henry, Captain.	1646 (1646)	Wing B1797; Wing T2923; Thomason E357_4; ESTC R201147	6,351	16

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lordship_n will_v be_v please_v to_o take_v a_o speedy_a hear_n of_o the_o petitioner_n grievance_n in_o regard_n his_o money_n and_o mean_n be_v still_o detain_v from_o he_o and_o be_v not_o able_a to_o subsist_v any_o long_o without_o order_n for_o maintenance_n to_o be_v allow_v he_o until_o his_o cause_n be_v hear_v and_o determine_v upon_o which_o letter_n your_o lordship_n be_v please_v to_o return_v this_o answer_n follow_v to_o the_o commons_o of_o scotland_n viz._n that_o whereas_o your_o lordship_n have_v not_o time_n and_o leisure_n to_o hear_v the_o petitioner_n cause_n by_o reason_n of_o many_o other_o weighty_a affair_n your_o lordship_n therefore_o with_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o will_v order_v a_o competent_a maintenance_n to_o be_v allow_v unto_o the_o petitioner_n until_o his_o cause_n be_v hear_v and_o determine_v four_o that_o notwithstanding_o your_o lordship_n say_v answer_v and_o promise_v make_v and_o send_v to_o the_o commissioner_n of_o scotland_n there_o 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