Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	city_n	king_n	lord_n	4,004	5	3.6249	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51531	The narrative of Lawrence Mowbray of Leeds, in the county of York, Gent., concerning the bloody popish conspiracy against the life of His Sacred Majesty, the government, and the Protestant religion wherein is contained I. His knowledge of the said design, from the very first in the year 1676, with the opportunity he had to be acquainted therewith, ... II. How far Sir Thomas Gascoigne, Sir Miles Stapleton, &c. are engaged in the design of killing the King and firing the cities of London and York, for the more speedy setting uppermost the popish religion in England, III. An account of the assemblings of many popish priests and Jesuits at Father Rishton's Chamber ..., IV. The discovery of the erecting a nunnery at Dolebank in Yorkshire ..., V. A manifestation of the papists fraudulent conveying of their estates, himself being privy to some of them, VI. A probable opinion concerning the Jesuits, the grand instruments in these affairs : together with an account of the endeavours that were used to stifle his evidence, by making an attempt upon his life in Leicester-Fields.	Mowbray, Lawrence.	1680 (1680)	Wing M2994; ESTC R10191	28,403	35

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post_n and_o from_o one_o unknown_a i_o do_v therefore_o doubt_v whether_o it_o may_v come_v to_o the_o hand_n of_o that_o nobleman_n to_o who_o it_o be_v direct_v or_o if_o it_o do_v how_o it_o will_v be_v resent_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o extraordinary_a novelty_n of_o the_o thing_n wherefore_o i_o do_v not_o think_v myself_o to_o have_v sufficient_o discharge_v my_o conscience_n in_o such_o a_o crisis_n of_o danger_n mere_o upon_o the_o send_n of_o that_o letter_n without_o second_v the_o content_n thereof_o by_o far_a application_n therefore_o afterward_o be_v encourage_v by_o the_o appearance_n of_o other_o in_o this_o case_n i_o do_v resort_v to_o some_o magistrate_n in_o yorkshire_n viz._n justice_n tyndall_n and_o justice_n lowther_n before_o who_o i_o be_v examine_v upon_o oath_n make_v a_o short_a scheme_n of_o the_o say_a design_n as_o by_o the_o copy_n of_o the_o examination_n before_o they_o hereunto_o annex_v may_v appear_v the_o information_n of_o laurence_n mowbray_n 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