Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	john_n	king_n	lord_n	5,015	5	3.8583	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04803	A discouerie of the vnnatural and traiterous conspiracie of Scottish papists, against God, his church, their natiue countrie, the Kings Maiesties person and estate: set dovvne, as it vvas confessed and subscribed by Maister George Ker, yet remaining in prison, and Dauid Grahame of Fentrie, iustly executed for his treason in Edenburgh, the 15. of Februarie. 1592. Whereunto are annexed, certaine intercepted letters, written by someof that faction to the same purpose. First printed and published in Scotland, at the speciall commandement of the Kings Maiestie	Ker, George.; Grahame, David. aut; Davidson, John, ca. 1549-1603.	1593 (1593)	STC 14938; ESTC S107999	22,155	32

13._o of_o february_n 15●●_n depose_v by_o master_n george_n ker._n 3._o of_o feb._n 1592._o depose_v by_o fentrie_n 13._o of_o february_n 1592._o depose_v by_o master_n george_n ker_n 3._o of_o febr._n 1592._o depose_v by_o master_n george_n ker_n 3._o of_o february_n 1592._o depose_v by_o master_n george_n ker_n 3._o of_o febr._n 1592._o and_o by_o fentrie_n 14._o of_o fe._n 1592._o depose_v by_o m._n george_n ker_n 3._o of_o febr._n 1592._o depose_v by_o m._n george_n ker._n 5._o of_o feb._n 1592._o depose_v by_o m._n george_n ker_n the_o 5._o and_o 6._o of_o february_n 1592._o depose_v by_o fentrie_n 13._o of_o febr._n 1492._o depose_v by_o fentrie_n 14_o of_o febr._n 1592._o m._n george_n ker._n to_o m._n william_n creichtoun_n m._n george_n ker._n relation_n to_o the_o blank_n the_o spanish_a army_n the_o catholic_a roman_n and_o their_o confederate_n m._n robert_n abircrumby_n m._n james_n gordoun_n m._n william_n creichtoun_n the_o hyperbolical_a and_o ridiculous_a 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