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	john_n	london_n	5,017	4	7.8216	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69908	The Declaration of His Excellencie the Lord Generall Fairfax, and his generall councell of officers shewing the grounds of the armies advance towards the city of London.	Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.; England and Wales. Army. Council.	1648 (1648)	Wing D610; ESTC R21882	4,613	10

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the_o declaration_n of_o his_o excellency_n the_o lord_n general_n fairfax_n and_o his_o general_n council_n of_o officer_n show_v the_o ground_n of_o the_o army_n advance_v towards_o the_o city_n of_o london_n by_o the_o appointment_n of_o his_o excellency_n the_o lord_n fairfax_n lord_n general_n and_o his_o general_n council_n of_o officer_n hold_v at_o windsor_n november_n 30._o 1648._o sign_v john_n rushworth_n secretary_n london_n print_v for_o john_n partridge_n 1648._o the_o declaration_n of_o his_o excellency_n the_o lord_n general_n fairfax_n and_o his_o general_a council_n of_o officer_n show_v the_o ground_n of_o the_o army_n advance_v towards_o the_o city_n of_o london_n be_v full_a of_o sad_a apprehension_n concerning_o the_o danger_n and_o evil_n of_o the_o treaty_n with_o the_o king_n and_o of_o any_o accommodation_n with_o he_o or_o restitution_n of_o he_o thereupon_o we_o do_v by_o our_o late_a remonstrance_n upon_o the_o reason_n and_o ground_n therein_o express_v 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