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	province_n	5,554	4	7.9737	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07119	The true report of all the successe of Famagosta, of the antique writers called Tamassus, a citie in Cyprus In the which the whole order of all the skirmishes, batteries, mines, and assaultes geuen to the sayd fortresse, may plainly appeare. Moreouer the names of the captaines, and number of the people slaine, as well of the Christians as of the Turkes: likewise of them who were taken prisoners: from the beginning of the sayd seege vntill the end of the same. Englished out of Italian by William Malim. With certaine notes of his and expositions of all the Turkishe wordes herein necessary to be knowen, placed in the margent, with a short description also of his of the same iland.; Assedio, et presa di Famagosta. English	Martinengo, Nestore, Conte.; Malim, William, 1533-1594.	1572 (1572)	STC 17520; ESTC S112366	26,258	52

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bella_fw-la secundes_fw-la captivosque_fw-la tibi_fw-la subde_fw-la per_fw-la arma_fw-la scythas_n sic_fw-la tuo_fw-la per_fw-la totum_fw-la fundetur_fw-la gloria_fw-la mundum_fw-la vnus_fw-la sic_fw-la christus_fw-la fiet_fw-la &_o una_fw-la fides_fw-la gulielmus_fw-la malim_fw-la ¶_o the_o true_a report_n of_o all_o the_o success_n of_o famagosta_n make_v by_o the_o noble_a earl_n nestor_n martinengo_n unto_o the_o renown_a prince_n the_o duke_n of_o venice_n the_o 16._o day_n of_o february_n 1571._o the_o fleet_n which_o have_v bring_v the_o aid_n unto_o famagosta_n depart_v from_o thence_o whereas_o be_v find_v in_o all_o the_o army_n but_o 4000_o footman_n 800._o of_o they_o choose_a soldier_n &_o 3000._o account_v the_o citizens_n &_o other_o of_o the_o village_n the_o rest_n 200._o in_o number_n be_v soldier_n of_o albania_n after_o the_o arrival_n of_o the_o which_o succour_n the_o fortification_n of_o the_o city_n go_v more_o diligent_o forward_a of_o all_o hand_n than_o it_o 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