Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	call_v	great_a	place_n	10,107	5	4.1120	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67659	A warning-peice for ingroosers of corne being a true relation how the Divell met with one Goodman Inglebred of Bowton, within six miles of Holgay in Norfolk; as he was comming from Linn market, and bargain'd for a great quantity of barly for eight shillings a bushell and gave earnest; and when he came to fetch it, brought carts and horses (to their thinking) and while 'twas measuring the Divell vanished, and tore the barne in pieces, and scattered all the corne with such windes and tempest, which hath done such great harme both by sea and land, the like was never heard of before; the farmer new lyeing destracted. Sent in a letter to be printed, by Christopher Emmerson, George Dixon, & Richard Higgins. To the tune of, In summer time, &c.		1643 (1643)	Wing W926; ESTC R218894	1,639	2

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that_o be_v strange_a and_o true_a wherein_o i_o brief_o shall_v declare_v the_o full_a relation_n here_o to_o you_o if_o any_o miser_n you_o do_v know_v that_o hoard_v up_o corn_n to_o starve_v you_o poor_a if_o that_o these_o line_n you_o to_o they_o show_v it_o will_v make_v they_o sure_o bring_v out_o their_o store_n in_o norfolk_n do_v this_o chance_n befall_v at_o bowton_n where_o this_o man_n do_v dwell_v and_o goodman_n inglebred_a they_o do_v he_o call_v who_o have_v great_a store_n of_o corn_n to_o sell_v but_o he_o as_o many_o thousand_o more_o without_o any_o remorse_n or_o pity_n be_v folly_n resolve_v to_o keep_v his_o store_n to_o bring_v a_o dearth_n in_o town_n and_o city_n he_o be_v at_o market_n on_o a_o day_n at_o linn_n a_o place_n that_o be_v know_v full_a well_o and_o ride_v home_o upon_o the_o way_n he_o have_v a_o customer_n from_o hell_n the_o devil_n do_v he_o over_o take_v in_o habit_n be_v very_o brave_a who_o do_v a_o bargain_n with_o he_o make_v and_o half-a-crown_n in_o earnest_n give_v the_o price_n be_v very_o great_a they_o make_v and_o barley_n that_o must_v be_v the_o gain_n eight_o shilling_n a_o bushel_n must_v be_v pay_v be_v well_o content_v with_o such_o gain_n and_o thus_o the_o devil_n and_o he_o agree_v likewise_o the_o time_n to_o fetch_v the_o same_o the_o miser_n hie_v he_o home_o with_o speed_n for_o to_o provide_v against_o he_o come_v when_o he_o come_v home_o he_o be_v full_a glad_a and_o to_o his_o wife_n he_o do_v unfold_v what_o bargain_n and_o what_o price_n he_o have_v likewise_o what_o quantity_n he_o sell_v with_o that_o his_o wife_n make_v this_o reply_n as_o by_o his_o servant_n it_o be_v tell_v none_o but_o the_o devil_n will_v ●ive_v so_o high_a a_o price_n quoth_v she_o as_o you_o ●●te_v sell_v the_o second_o part_n to_o ●ame_v the_o tune_n to_o 〈◊〉_d straight_o he_o set_v his_o man_n to_o make_v it_o ready_a against_o the_o day_n and_o the_o devil_n be_v as_o ready_a then_o against_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 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