Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	great_a	king_n	put_v	5,841	5	4.9400	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84964	A remonstrance of His Excellency Thomas Lord Fairfax, Lord Generall of the Parliaments forces. And of the Generall Councell of officers held at St Albans the 16. of November, 1648. Presented to the Commons assembled in Parliament, the 20. instant, and tendred to the consideration of the whole kingdome.	England and Wales. Army. Council.; Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.	1648 (1648)	Wing F229; Thomason E473_11; ESTC R200486	52,286	69

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a_o remonstrance_n of_o his_o excellency_n thomas_n lord_n fairfax_n lord_n general_n of_o the_o parliament_n force_n and_o of_o the_o general_n council_n of_o officer_n hold_v at_o st_n alban_n the_o 16._o of_o november_n 1648._o present_v to_o the_o commons_o assemble_v in_o parliament_n the_o 20._o instant_a and_o tender_v to_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n london_n print_v for_o john_n partridge_n and_o george_n whittington_n in_o black_a friar_n at_o the_o gate_n go_v into_o carter_n lane_n and_o at_o the_o blue_a anchor_n in_o cornhill_n mdcxlviii_o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o commons_z of_o england_n assemble_v in_o parliament_n the_o humble_a remonstrance_n of_o his_o excellency_n lord_n general_n fairfax_n and_o his_o general_a council_n of_o officer_n hold_v at_o st_n alban_n thursday_n the_o 16._o of_o novemb_n 1648._o our_o tender_a regard_n to_o the_o privilege_n and_o freedom_n of_o parliament_n on_o which_o our_o hope_n of_o common_a 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