Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	lord_n	sir_n	william_n	24,212	5	9.5227	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59382	Severall letters from the committees in severall counties to the honourable William Lenthall Esquire, speaker of the House of Commons, read in both Houses of Parliament, Iune 27, 1642 : wherein, amongst divers other passages very remarkable, is related how the townsmen of Manchester put themselves into arms, and stood upon their defense against the Lord Strange and his forces, who came to seize on the magazine : with an intercepted letter from Sir Edward Fitton, to Sir Thomas Aston at York, discovering a fowl designe of the malignant party : whereunto is added severall votes of both Houses.	Ashton, Ralph.; Brereton, William, Sir, 1604-1661.; Fitton, Edward, Sir, 1603-1643.; Moore, John, 17th cent.; Rigby, Alexander, 1594-1650.	1642 (1642)	Wing S2775; ESTC R22133	7,798	20

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for_o the_o militia_n lunae_fw-la 27_o iunii_fw-la 1642._o order_a by_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o in_o parliament_n that_o these_o vote_n and_o four_o letter_n be_v forthwith_o print_v and_o publish_v jo._n browne_n clerr_n paliamentorum_fw-la finis_fw-la