Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	father_n	servant_n	son_n	8,066	5	5.7600	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53577	A true and perfect account of the examination, confession, trial, condemnation and execution of Joan Perry, and her two sons, John and Richard Perry, for the supposed murder of Will. Harrison, Gent Being one of the most remarkable occurrences which hath happened in the memory of man. Sent in a letter (by Sir Thomas Overbury, of Burton, in the county of Gloucester, Knt. and one of His Majesty's justices of the peace) to Thomas Shirly, Doctor of physick, in London. Also Mr. Harrison's own account how he was conveyed to Turky, and there made a slave above 2 years, when his master (who bought him there) dying, he return'd to England; in the mean while, supposed to be murdered by his man-servant, who falsly accused his own mother and brother as guilty of the same, and were all three executed for it on Broadway-Hills, in Gloucestershire.	Overbury, Thomas, Sir, d. 1684.; Harrison, William, fl. 1660.	1676 (1676)	Wing O614A; ESTC R223782	11,721	32

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be_v all_o three_o execute_v for_o it_o on_o broadway-hill_n in_o gloucestershire_n london_n print_v for_o john_n atkinson_n near_o the_o chapterhouse_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n license_v september_n 8_o 1676._o roger_n l'estrange_n a_o true_a and_o perfect_a account_n of_o the_o examination_n confession_n etc._n etc._n of_o john_n perry_n and_o his_o mother_n and_o brother_n for_o the_o suppose_a murder_n of_o w._n harrison_n gent._n upon_o thursday_n the_o 16_o day_n of_o august_n 1660_o william_n harrison_n steward_n to_o the_o lady_n viscountess_n campden_n at_o campden_n in_o gloucestershire_n be_v about_o seventy_o year_n of_o age_n walk_v from_o campden_n aforesaid_a to_o charringworth_n about_o two_o mile_n from_o thence_o to_o receive_v his_o lady_n rent_n and_o not_o return_v so_o early_o as_o former_o his_o wife_n mrs._n harrison_n between_o eight_o and_o nine_o o'clock_o that_o evening_n send_v her_o servant_n john_n perry_n to_o meet_v his_o master_n on_o the_o way_n 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