Selected quad for the lemma: son_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
son_n	daughter_n	earl_n	elder_a	17,304	5	10.3576	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60673	Britain's glory, and England's bravery wherein is shewed the degrees of honour from the prince to the peasant, with the honour of the nobles, and previleges of the commons, the proper places and precedency of all persons from the throne to the bondman, more particularly in coronations, processions, feasts, funerals and other great assembly : as also honour of arms, power of heralds, signification of charges in coat-armour, with an armorial dictionary, explaining the terms of heraldry, and an account of all the orders of knighthood in Christendom, and of the weights and measures of England : to which is added a continuation of The historians guide, from November, 1687, where the third and last impression ends, to June, 1687 / being the collections and observations of Benjamine Smithurst.	Smithurst, Benjamine.	1689 (1689)	Wing S4356; ESTC R31948	77,938	230

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9_o judge_n 10._o baron_n of_o the_o coif_n note_v 3._o that_o dean_n precede_v chancellor_n and_o they_o precede_v prebendary_n and_o prebendary_n precede_v doctor_n note_v 4._o all_o artificer_n of_o london_n take_v place_n according_a to_o the_o precedency_n of_o the_o corporation_n of_o which_o they_o be_v free_a and_o not_o by_o their_o trade_n or_o profession_n the_o incorporate_a merchant_n take_v place_n next_o after_o the_o first_o 12_o company_n as_o some_o account_n then_o the_o rest_n according_a to_o the_o number_n they_o bear_v 13_o 14_o and_o so_o on_o chap._n xxii_o the_o procession_n at_o a_o coronation_n the_o most_o magnificent_a procession_n that_o i_o meet_v with_o be_v that_o at_o the_o coronation_n of_o king_n charles_n ii_o of_o happy_a memory_n which_o take_v as_o follow_v from_o the_o tower_n to_o westminster_n 1._o the_o duke_n of_o york_n horse-guard_n 2._o the_o messenger_n of_o the_o chamber_n 3._o esquire_n to_o the_o knight_n of_o the_o bath_n 4._o knight_n harbinger_n 5._o serjeant_n portar_fw-it 6._o sewer_n of_o the_o chamber_n 7._o gentleman_n usher_n 8._o quarter_n waiter_n 9_o the_o six_o clerk_n in_o chancery_n 10._o clerk_n of_o the_o signet_n 11._o clerk_n of_o the_o privy_a seal_n 12._o clerk_n of_o the_o council_n 13._o clerk_n of_o the_o parliament_n 14._o clerk_n of_o the_o crown_n 15._o chaplain_n have_v dignity_n 16._o the_o king_n advocate_n 17._o the_o king_n remembrancer_n 18._o master_n of_o the_o chancery_n 19_o king_n be_v learned_a counsel_n at_o law._n 20._o king_n puisne_n sergeant_n 21._o king_n attorney_n 22._o king_n solicitor_n 23._o king_n elder_a sergeant_n 24._o secretary_n of_o the_o french_a latin_a 25._o gentleman_n usher_n 26._o daily_o waiter_n 27._o sewer_n in_o ordinary_a 28._o carver_n in_o ordinary_a 29._o cup_n bearer_n in_o ordinary_a 30._o esquire_n of_o the_o body_n 31._o master_n of_o stand_v office_n as_o 1._o of_o the_o tent_n 2._o of_o the_o revel_n 3._o of_o the_o ceremony_n 4._o 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son_n 55._o earls_z elder_a son_n two_o pursuvant_n at_o arms._n 56._o viscount_n 57_o duke_n young_a son_n 58._o marquis_n elder_a son_n two_o herald_n in_o their_o coat_n and_o collar_n of_o ss_z 59_o earl_n and_o the_o earl_n marshal_n 60._o lord_z chamberlain_z of_o the_o household_n 61._o duke_n elder_a son_n two_o herald_n 62._o marquess_n two_o herald_n 63._o duke_n clarenceux_n norroy_n king_n at_o arms._n 64._o lord_n treasurer_n 65._o lord_n chancellor_n 66._o lord_n high_a steward_n duke_n of_o normandy_n and_o duke_n of_o aquitain_n represent_v by_o two_o person_n 67._o gentleman_z usher_z garter_z king_n at_o arms._n 68_o lord_n mayor_n of_o london_n 69._o duke_n of_o york_n 70._o lord_n great_a chamberlain_n 71._o lord_n marshal_n with_o the_o sword._n 72._o lord_n high_a steward_n on_o each_o side_n of_o these_o sergeant_n at_o arms._n the_o king_n 73._o gentleman_n pensioner_n esquire_n footman_n 74._o master_n of_o the_o horse_n lead_v a_o spare_a horse_n 75._o vicechamberlain_n 76._o captain_n of_o the_o pensioner_n 77._o captain_n of_o the_o guard_n 78._o lieutenant_n of_o the_o pensioner_n 79._o king_n horse_n guard_v 80._o the_o general_n be_v horse-guard_n chap._n xxiii_o the_o proceed_v on_o the_o coronation-day_n four_o drum_n sixteen_o trumpet_n 1_o clerk_n of_o the_o chancery_n 2_o king_n chaplain_n have_v dignity_n 3_o alderman_n of_o london_n 4_o king_n counsel_n learn_v in_o the_o law_n 5_o king_n solicitor_n 6_o king_n attorney_n 7_o king_n be_v elder_a sergeant_n at_o law._n 8_o esquire_n of_o the_o body_n 9_o master_n of_o request_n 10_o gentleman_n of_o the_o privy_a council_n 11_o knight_n of_o the_o bath_n 12_o baron_n of_o the_o exchequer_n 13_o justice_n of_o the_o common_a pleas._n 14_o justice_n of_o the_o king_n be_v bench._n 15_o lord_n chief_a baron_n 16_o lord_n chief_a justice_n of_o the_o common_a pleas._n 17_o master_n of_o the_o

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