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	town_n	15,511	5	7.6738	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87883	L'Estrange his appeale from the court martiall to the Parliament. Dedicated to Right Honourable the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament.	L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1647 (1647)	Wing L1201; Thomason E383_21; ESTC R201440	5,271	12

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