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	esquire_n	john_n	5,812	4	7.2369	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A71218	A true discovery to the commons of England how they have been cheated of almost all the gold and silver coyn of this nation, which hath been, and is daily transported into forraign parts. And how the people of this nation are, and have been abused by light and clipped English money, and the means shewed for the prevention thereof. Humbly presented to the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England. By Thomas Violet a true lover of his countrey.	Violet, Thomas, fl. 1634-1662.	1650 (1650)	Wing V589; ESTC R218012	34,364	100

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duty_n to_o my_o country_n in_o declare_v this_o business_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n that_o so_o they_o may_v know_v the_o true_a reason_n of_o the_o scarcity_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n in_o the_o nation_n and_o the_o damage_n they_o sustain_v by_o the_o want_n thereof_o and_o how_o the_o mint_n come_v to_o be_v obstruct_v that_o almost_o no_o money_n have_v be_v coin_v for_o these_o three_o last_o year_n what_o be_v here_o say_v be_v with_o all_o humility_n present_v to_o the_o parliament_n for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n by_o a_o faithful_a lover_n of_o his_o country_n be_v desire_v to_o state_n my_o reason_n by_o some_o in_o authority_n for_o pass_v the_o aforesaid_a act_n i_o humble_o obey_v it_o and_o humble_o conceive_v if_o it_o be_v make_v strict_a than_o it_o be_v it_o be_v far_o better_o for_o the_o commonwealth_n for_o transport_v treasure_n heretofore_o have_v be_v make_v felony_n when_o the_o commonwealth_n i_o humble_o conceive_v have_v not_o so_o much_o occasion_n to_o see_v to_o keep_v their_o treasure_n in_o the_o nation_n and_o their_o mint_n go_v as_o now_o they_o have_v london_n july_n 15._o 1650._o sign_v thomas_n violet_n finis_fw-la