Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	colonel_n	sir_n	william_n	5,750	5	9.8186	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B09004	A particular charge or impeachment in the name of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and the army under his command, against Denzill Holles Esquire, Sir Philip Stapleton, Sir William Lewis ... [et al.] members of the honorable House of Commons. / by the appointment of his Excel. Sir Thomas Fairfax, and the Councell of Warre. Signed John Rushworth Seere.	England and Wales. Army. Council.; Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.; Rushworth, John, 1612?-1690.	1647 (1647)	Wing E741DA; ESTC R174975	15,491	24

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clarke_n and_o four_o or_o more_o commission_n officer_n of_o sir_n hardresse_n waller_n regiment_n and_o other_o as_o have_v be_v subscribe_v for_o ireland_n who_o do_v not_o so_o engage_v or_o subscribe_v nor_o give_v any_o consent_n thereto_o but_o do_v then_o and_o have_v ever_o since_o utter_o disavow_v and_o deny_v the_o same_o and_o about_o the_o same_o time_n they_o also_o report_v to_o the_o house_n the_o name_n and_o offer_v of_o lieutenant_n colonel_n farington_n as_o be_v then_o a_o lieutenant_n coll._n of_o this_o army_n and_o engage_v for_o himself_o and_o his_o regiment_n for_o ireland_n whereas_o the_o say_v farrington_n have_v be_v cashier_v the_o army_n a_o year_n and_o a_o half_a before_o by_o which_o and_o other_o their_o untrue_a information_n and_o report_n of_o that_o nature_n the_o parliament_n be_v abuse_v and_o mislead_v into_o a_o conceit_n and_o confidence_n of_o a_o strength_n out_o of_o the_o army_n then_o suppose_v to_o be_v engage_v and_o ready_a for_o 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