Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	esquire_n	john_n	thomas_n	10,239	5	9.5089	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65091	A true narrative of the proceedings in the Court of Admiraltie against the ships Sampson, Salvador, and George, their silver and lading and an accompt presented what silver was taken out of the said ships, and coined in the tower (being above two hundred seventy eight thousand pounds), all which silver the common-wealth got by the chargeable prosecution and discovery of Tho. Violet, who saved the common-wealth this silver, Dec. 16, 1652 ... : together with several humble proposals, for the profit and honour of this common-wealth, in saving them many score of thousand pounds ... / by Tho. Violet ...	Violet, Thomas, fl. 1634-1662.	1659 (1659)	Wing V594; ESTC R18686	84,216	166

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the_o commonwealth_n two_o hundred_o seventy_o eight_o thousand_o pound_n and_o to_o be_v pay_v his_o reward_n according_a to_o promise_n p._n 51._o the_o lord_n protector_n reference_n 61_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o mint_n their_o certificate_n concern_v this_o business_n 61_o several_a person_n affidavit_n of_o tho._n violet_n service_n 63_o a_o copy_n of_o tho_n violet_n letter_n send_v to_o the_o lord_n bradshaw_n 67_o mr._n wilson_n and_o mr._n hill_n letter_n to_o mr._n thurloe_n 68_o doctor_n walker_n warrant_v to_o the_o examiner_n mr._n how_o mr._n arnold_n mr._n dorislaws_n mr._n bud_n concern_v tho._n violet_n 69_o sir_n tho._n viner_n sir_n john_n barkstead_n john_n limbery_n maurice_n thomson_n esq_n their_o desire_n to_o the_o lord_n bradshaw_n touch_v tho._n violet_n 74_o doctor_n walker_n certificate_n 90_o lord_n com._n bradshaw_n certificate_n concern_v tho._n violet_n service_n in_o stay_v this_o silver_n 80_o alderman_n francis_n allen_n esq_n his_o certificate_n 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