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	lord_n	mayor_n	5,732	4	9.6939	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58193	A second letter to his honoured friend Mr. M.T. one of the committee chosen by the Common-Council of London for the insuring of houses from fire	L. R.	1682 (1682)	Wing R42; ESTC R213591	10,884	4

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