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	sir_n	5,309	4	6.6012	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65091	A true narrative of the proceedings in the Court of Admiraltie against the ships Sampson, Salvador, and George, their silver and lading and an accompt presented what silver was taken out of the said ships, and coined in the tower (being above two hundred seventy eight thousand pounds), all which silver the common-wealth got by the chargeable prosecution and discovery of Tho. Violet, who saved the common-wealth this silver, Dec. 16, 1652 ... : together with several humble proposals, for the profit and honour of this common-wealth, in saving them many score of thousand pounds ... / by Tho. Violet ...	Violet, Thomas, fl. 1634-1662.	1659 (1659)	Wing V594; ESTC R18686	84,216	166

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your_o petitioner_n his_o freedom_n your_o petitioner_n present_o to_o show_v that_o he_o be_v oppress_v and_o the_o parliament_n misinform_v and_o his_o estate_n undue_o take_v away_o give_v and_o dispose_v of_o upon_o false_a and_o untrue_a pretence_n for_o particular_a man_n profit_n to_o several_a committee_n and_o other_o the_o petitioner_n do_v humble_o address_v himself_o for_o relief_n to_o many_o honourable_a member_n of_o parliament_n and_o council_n of_o state_n and_o present_v they_o with_o the_o true_a estate_n of_o his_o suffering_n in_o print_n the_o cause_n of_o your_o petitioner_n suffering_n be_v for_o bring_v up_o a_o letter_n from_o oxford_n 1643._o from_o the_o late_a king_n who_o have_v then_o a_o desire_n to_o employ_v and_o make_v your_o petitioner_n master-worker_n of_o his_o mint_n at_o oxford_n which_o place_n the_o king_n do_v give_v i_o there_o and_o the_o petitioner_n have_v a_o order_n from_o the_o house_n of_o parliament_n and_o a_o pass_n from_o the_o 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