Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	affair_n	ancient_a	great_a	118	3	2.1698	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45058	The humble petition of the members of the Common-Council of the city of London	City of London (England). Court of Common Council.	1690 (1690)	Wing H3560; ESTC R30353	1,454	3

to_o the_o honourable_a the_o knight_n citizen_n and_o burgess_n in_o parliament_n assemble_v the_o humblen_n petition_n of_o the_o member_n of_o the_o common-council_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n hereunto_o subscribe_v showeth_n that_o your_o petitioner_n humble_o conceive_v and_o hope_v that_o the_o late_a act_n of_o parliament_n for_o reverse_v the_o judgement_n in_o the_o quo_fw-la warranto_fw-la against_o the_o say_a city_n will_v have_v restore_v the_o city_n to_o its_o ancient_a right_n and_o privilege_n but_o the_o contrary_n happen_v your_o petitioner_n beg_v leave_v to_o represent_v to_o this_o honourable_a house_n that_o notwithstanding_o the_o say_a act_n several_a alderman_n of_o the_o say_a city_n make_v or_o elect_v by_o virtue_n of_o commission_n or_o charter_n from_o the_o late_a king_n james_n under_o his_o great_a seal_n act_n still_o as_o alderman_n by_o that_o authority_n under_o pretence_n that_o by_o some_o doubtful_a expression_n in_o the_o say_a act_n 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