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	king_n	law_n	941	4	4.3884	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66539	The legacy of John Wilmer, citizen, and late merchant of London humbly offered to the lords and commons of England.	Wilmer, John.	1692 (1692)	Wing W2884; ESTC R9494	27,537	38

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