Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	richard_n	sir_n	thomas_n	52,418	5	8.7695	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B22618	A letter from Sir Maurice Eustace Knight, His Maiesties serjeant at law in the kingome of Ireland, and speaker of the House of Commons, in Parliament there being a perfect relation of the last true newes from Ireland.	Eustace, Maurice, Sir, ca. 1590-1661.	1642 (1642)	Wing E3427	6,594	8

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be_v acknowledge_v by_o all_o i_o pass_v it_o over_o &_o will_v only_o give_v you_o account_n of_o his_o lordship_n last_o journey_n into_o our_o part_n of_o the_o province_n of_o leinster_n where_o in_o a_o pitch_a field_n upon_o friday_n last_o in_o the_o afternoon_n between_o th●_n hour_n of_o two_o and_o three_o his_o lordship_n give_v in_o a_o field_n between_o kelrush_n and_o rathemoore_n a_o great_a overthrow_n to_o the_o whole_a power_n of_o the_o county_n o●_n wick●●w_o wexford_n cathercaghe_n kildare_n queen_n county_n kilkenny_n tipperarie_a and_o some_o ●orces_n which_o be_v draw_v out_o of_o the_o county_n of_o westmeathe_n and_o in_o this_o battle_n he_o have_v to_o deal_v with_o his_o great_a uncle_n the_o lord_n viscount_n m●untgarret_n his_o own_o brother_n mr._n richard_n butler_n the_o lord_n of_o ikerni●_n marry_v to_o his_o aunt_n and_o the_o lord_n of_o dunboyne_n his_o near_a kinsman_n tibet_n funcell_n common_o know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o baron_n locher_n 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