Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	abbey_n	abbot_n	peter_n	26	3	6.7103	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36798	Monasticon anglicanum, or, The history of the ancient abbies, and other monasteries, hospitals, cathedral and collegiate churches, in England and Wales with divers French, Irish, and Scotch monasteries formerly relating to England / collected, and published in Latin, by Sir William Dugdale, Knight ..., in three volums; and now epitomized in English, page by page; with sculptures of the several religious habits.; Monasticon anglicanum. English	Dugdale, William, Sir, 1605-1686.; Dodsworth, Roger, 1585-1654.; Stevens, John, d. 1726. History of the antient abbeys, monasteries, hospitals, cathedral and collegiate churches.; Wright, James, 1643-1713.	1693 (1693)	Wing D2487; ESTC R8166	281,385	375

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and_o land_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o yearly_a value_n of_o 500_o l._n within_o which_o this_o alms-house_n be_v erect_v for_o two_o chaplain_n five_o and_o thirty_o poor_a man_n and_o three_o woman_n to_o be_v govern_v by_o the_o master_n of_o that_o hospital_n but_o the_o cardinal_n die_v before_o this_o foundation_n be_v perfect_o complete_v king_n henry_n the_o vi_o an._n 33._o do_v incorporate_v they_o under_o a_o rector_n of_o their_o own_o by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o new_a alms-house_n of_o noble_a poverty_n establish_v near_o winchester_n by_o henry_n cardinal_n of_o england_n and_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n son_n of_o john_n late_a duke_n of_o lancaster_n of_o noble_a memory_n with_o grant_n of_o a_o common_a seal_n and_o power_n to_o purchase_v etc._n etc._n value_v at_o 84_o l._n 4_o s._n 2_o d._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la stokfaston_n stockerson_n in_o leicestershire_n found_v with_o licence_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o iv._o an._n 5._o by_o john_n de_fw-fr boyville_n esq_n 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