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	sir_n	10,947	5	7.3657	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95022	A true copie of the master-piece of all those petitions which have formerly beene presented by the major, aldermen, and the rest of the Common Counsell of the Citie of London. Being, two petitions; the first whereof was presented to the honourable House of Peeres now assembled in Parliament; with a certificate of the major, aldermen, and the rest of the Common Counsell of the Citie of London. The other petition, was likewise presented to the honourable House of Commons now assembled in Parliament; with their humble answer, and reasons thereof to the message which the honourable House sent to them upon Saturday, being the 22. of this instant Ianuary. These two petitions were presented the 25. of this instant January 1642. to the honourable assembly of both Houses, by the committee of aldermen and common counsell-men, selected for martiall affaires.	City of London (England). Court of Common Council.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1642 (1642)	Wing T2650; Thomason E134_7; ESTC R11513	4,910	13

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committee_n of_o alderman_n and_o common_a counsell-man_n select_v for_o martial_a affair_n print_a at_o london_n by_o r._n olton_n and_o g._n dexter_n for_o j._n b._n an._n dom._n 1641._o honi_fw-fr soit_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d mal_fw-fr y_fw-fr pense_fw-fr to_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o house_n of_o peer_n now_o assemble_v in_o parliament_n the_o humble_a petition_n and_o certificate_n of_o the_o major_n alderman_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o common_a council_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n show_n that_o in_o obedience_n to_o a_o order_n of_o this_o honourable_a house_n the_o petitioner_n do_v humble_o present_v a_o certificate_n hereto_o annex_v import_v that_o the_o continuance_n of_o sir_n john_n byron_n in_o the_o office_n of_o lieutenant_n of_o the_o tower_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o forbearance_n of_o bring_v bullion_n to_o the_o mint_n and_o because_o that_o divers_a other_o fort_n and_o strength_n of_o this_o kingdom_n by_o land_n and_o sea_n be_v not_o place_v in_o such_o 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