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	william_n	220,632	5	9.5376	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75451	Answers for Sir John Hall lord provost of Edinburgh, the magistrats, town council, and others. To the complaint exhibited by James McKlurg, George Clerk, Robert Blackwood, VVilliam Paton, and others, against them.		1694 (1694)	Wing A3465; ESTC R234722	12,007	10

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they_o have_v make_v many_o invasion_n on_o the_o set_a and_o constitution_n of_o the_o town_n by_o the_o three_o last_o election_n which_o the_o complainer_n crave_v may_v be_v reduce_v upon_o several_a pretend_a violation_n of_o the_o set_a and_o the_o defender_n otherways_o punish_v therefore_o and_o in_o order_n thereto_o the_o complainer_n crave_v that_o the_o book_n and_o register_n of_o the_o town_n council_n may_v be_v produce_v and_o which_o libel_n consist_v of_o two_o sheet_n back_n and_o before_o be_v execute_v against_o the_o defender_n upon_o saturday_n in_o the_o afternoon_n to_o compear_v before_o your_o lordship_n this_o day_n for_o although_o the_o complainer_n be_v sufficient_o picque_v at_o the_o disappointment_n they_o meet_v with_o in_o not_o be_v advance_v to_o place_n within_o the_o town_n according_a to_o their_o expectation_n a_o great_a while_n ago_o which_o they_o themselves_o think_v they_o do_v deserve_v though_o the_o plurality_n of_o the_o town_n 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