Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	knight_n	sir_n	william_n	13,409	5	9.3798	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36816	Strange news from th' Indies, or, East-India passages further discovered	J. D. (John Darell)	1652 (1652)	Wing D251; ESTC R20900	35,635	47

conversion_n quick_a conversion_n t._n h_n april_n 13._o 1647._o postscript_n all_o or_o most_o of_o the_o gold_n mention_v herein_o as_o ducat_n knob_n and_o bar_n be_v melt_v and_o quoyn_v into_o pagody_n the_o coin_n currant_n of_o madrassapatan_n aforesaid_a before_o my_o come_n thence_o t._n h._n t._n h._n abovesaid_a make_v oath_n that_o the_o content_n of_o this_o attestation_n be_v in_o substance_n true_a jurat_fw-la 15._o april_n 1647._o r._n a._n the_o say_v t._n h._n be_v former_o swear_v at_o the_o l._n bar._n this_o affidavit_fw-la though_o very_o short_a and_o spare_a according_a to_o the_o party_n own_o expression_n be_v no_o whit_n unsuitable_a to_o the_o forego_n agreement_n for_o c._n and_o h._n and_o all_o the_o 17._o story_n strange_a story_n be_v never_o before_o in_o india_n be_v make_v believe_v strange_a thing_n as_o first_o no_o ship_n will_v come_v that_o year_n mr._n courten_n ship_n loyalty_n come_v thither_o about_o two_o month_n after_o rupert_n jo._n m._n 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