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	time_n	9,883	5	3.3059	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75497	An Apologie and vindication (from all false and malignant aspersions) for his excellencie, the right honourable, and most noble, Robert D'Evreux, Earle of Essex, and Ewe, Viscount Hereford, Baron of Chartley, Lord Bourchier and Lovain, inheritour of all his thrice noble fathers honours and vertues: now Lord Generall of all the forces in arms in England and Wales, for the present high and honourable court of Parliament, in defence of the true Protestant religion, laws and liberties of the subject. VVith a true and briefe chronologie of what successefull things have been done, since his excellencie entred into action; and went from London, which was in Aug. 1642. untill this present year, 1644.		1644 (1644)	Wing A3541; Thomason E4_25; ESTC R12626	10,986	26

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excellency_n chase_v and_o beat_v at_o auberne_a chase_n 18._o septem_fw-la 1643._o his_o excellency_n still_o pursue_v the_o enemy_n and_o give_v they_o battle_n with_o victorious_a success_n near_o newberry_n 20._o sept._n 1643._o newport_n panell_n and_o other_o place_n in_o hartfordshire_n buckinghamshire_n bedfordshire_n and_o northamptonshire_n take_v in_o and_o hold_v by_o his_o excellency_n in_o november_n and_o december_n 1643._o sir_n william_n waller_n victorious_a success_n rout_v the_o enemy_n near_o winchester_n and_o his_o take_n in_o of_o winchester_n andover_n and_o other_o town_n in_o hampshire_n in_o march_n 1643._o 1644._o and_o the_o city_n of_o salisbury_n rescue_v and_o surprise_v soon_o after_o selby_n in_o yorkshire_n take_v by_o the_o victorious_a hand_n of_o the_o lord_n fairfax_n and_o sir_n thomas_n fairfax_n in_o april_n 1644._o etc._n etc._n to_o the_o reader_n thus_o end_v the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o apology_n for_o his_o excellency_n and_o his_o 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a_o apology_n and_o vindication_n from_o all_o false_a and_o malignant_a aspersion_n for_o his_o excellency_n the_o right_a honourable_a and_o most_o noble_a robert_n d'evreux_n earl_n of_o essex_n and_o ewe_n viscount_n hereford_n baron_n of_o chartley_n lord_n bourchier_n and_o louvain_n inheritor_n of_o all_o his_o thrice_o noble_a father_n honour_n and_o virtue_n now_o lord_n general_n of_o all_o the_o force_n in_o arm_n in_o england_n and_o wales_n for_o the_o present_a high_a and_o honourable_a court_n of_o parliament_n in_o defence_n of_o the_o true_a protestant_a religion_n law_n and_o liberty_n of_o the_o subject_a with_o a_o true_a and_o brief_a chronologie_n of_o what_o successful_a thing_n have_v be_v do_v since_o his_o excellency_n enter_v into_o action_n and_o go_v from_o london_n which_o be_v in_o aug._n 1642._o until_o this_o present_a year_n 1644._o london_n print_v by_o thomas_n harper_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o house_n in_o little_a britain_n 1644._o 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