Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	alderman_n	esq_n	sir_n	5,909	4	7.9687	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94771	The Christians dayly practice; or, A practical discourse of prayer. By Sampson Tounesend, minister of Gods word at Hackford in Whitwell in Norffolke. Imprimatur Edm. Calamy.	Townsend, Sampson.	1659 (1659)	Wing T1985; Thomason E1803_2; ESTC R209927	46,210	172

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