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	house_n	lord_n	535	4	3.3116	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63900	An argument in defence of the hospitaller of St. Thomas Southwark and of his fellow-servants and friends in the same house	Turner, John, b. 1649 or 50.	1689 (1689)	Wing T3300; ESTC R9444	36,427	31

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to_o be_v clerk_n of_o the_o house_n instead_o of_o a._n during_o the_o pleasure_n of_o that_o court_n of_o commissioner_n his_o late_a majesty_n james_n the_o second_o when_o this_o case_n be_v state_v restore_v to_o the_o city_n their_o ancient_a government_n land_n tenement_n franchise_n privilege_n etc._n etc._n and_o soon_o after_o issue_n out_o his_o proclamation_n for_o restore_a corporation_n etc._n etc._n date_a the_o 17_o of_o october_n 1688._o and_o dissolve_v the_o say_a commission_n the_o case_n be_v thus_o state_v the_o question_n be_v whether_o by_o the_o say_a restitution_n of_o the_o charter_n etc._n etc._n and_o by_o the_o say_a proclamation_n or_o either_o of_o they_o b_o not_o have_v be_v discharge_v of_o his_o office_n by_o the_o commissioner_n a_o have_v any_o right_a to_o be_v restore_v to_o his_o office_n of_o clerk_n especial_o if_o the_o court_n of_o alderman_n have_v since_o the_o restitution_n of_o the_o charter_n confirm_v all_o officer_n belong_v to_o 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