Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	according_a	hold_v	say_a	530	4	6.2393	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54551	The petition of the Lord Major, aldermen and common council-men of the city of London in Common Council assembled to the Parliament for the reducing of all foreign trade under government : as also the petition, together with the proposals of several merchants of London ... humbly tendered to the grand committee of Parliament for trade ; containing the desired manner and method for such regulation.	City of London (England). Court of Common Council.	1662 (1662)	Wing P1817; ESTC R30772	7,068	18

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deputy_n treasurer_n and_o such_o number_n of_o assistant_n not_o exceed_v four_o and_o twenty_o nor_o less_o than_o twelve_o and_o that_o all_o and_o every_o the_o member_n of_o the_o say_v respective_a association_n reside_v out_o of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n may_v send_v up_o the_o name_n of_o such_o person_n reside_v in_o london_n which_o he_o desire_v shall_v be_v choosen_n seal_v up_o and_o direct_v to_o the_o governor_n or_o deputy_n of_o the_o say_v association_n whereof_o he_o be_v a_o member_n which_o shall_v be_v open_v at_o the_o say_a meeting_n and_o his_o vote_n reckon_v in_o the_o say_a choice_n as_o if_o he_o be_v present_a that_o the_o governor_n or_o deputy_n or_o any_o seven_o of_o the_o assistant_n may_v have_v power_n as_o often_o as_o occasion_n shall_v require_v to_o summon_v the_o generality_n together_o to_o some_o convenient_a place_n within_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o that_o they_o or_o the_o major_a part_n shall_v have_v power_n to_o make_v such_o 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