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	name_n	place_n	8,407	5	4.2603	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A22719	A true transcript and publication of His Maiesties letters pattent. For an office to be erected, and called the Publicke Register for generall Commerce Whereunto is annexed an ouerture and explanation of the nature and purport of the said office, for their better vnderstanding and direction that shall haue occasion to vse it, by Sir Arthur Gorges, Knight.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I); Gorges, Arthur, Sir, 1557?-1625. aut; James I, King of England, 1566-1625.; Cartwright, fl. 1611.; Publique Register for Generall Commerce (England and Wales)	1611 (1611)	STC 9226; ESTC S105549	8,509	46

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another_o mind_n for_o trade_n and_o commerce_n and_o with_o no_o less_o facility_n and_o security_n serve_v their_o turn_n one_o of_o another_o in_o matter_n of_o this_o kind_n throughout_o all_o those_o city_n of_o this_o kingdom_n where_o this_o public_a register_n shall_v be_v erect_v and_o keep_v which_o will_v be_v free_a for_o all_o man_n to_o repair_v unto_o at_o their_o pleasure_n but_o herein_o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v that_o this_o public_a register_n shall_v not_o be_v make_v so_o vulgar_a as_o to_o be_v keep_v in_o every_o chief_a city_n or_o shieretowne_n within_o the_o realm_n but_o in_o those_o necessary_a and_o commodious_a place_n that_o shall_v be_v find_v most_o fit_a for_o the_o public_a good_a and_o to_o perform_v those_o beneficial_a office_n that_o be_v promise_v and_o may_v be_v expect_v by_o the_o use_n of_o this_o public_a register_n for_o the_o advancement_n of_o general_a commerce_n again_o to_o give_v those_o man_n that_o will_v borrow_v full_a satisfaction_n how_o they_o shall_v be_v assure_v when_o they_o come_v to_o this_o register_n for_o direction_n in_o that_o behalf_n and_o have_v give_v the_o officer_n such_o gratuity_n as_o in_o reason_n and_o out_o of_o his_o own_o free_a will_v he_o have_v think_v fit_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o note_n or_o direction_n deliver_v to_o serve_v his_o turn_n for_o the_o sum_n that_o upon_o good_a security_n he_o will_v take_v up_o and_o not_o be_v disappoint_v nor_o lose_v his_o reward_n give_v if_o it_o so_o fall_v out_o for_o such_o accident_n may_v happen_v that_o either_o the_o party_n that_o shall_v lend_v this_o money_n be_v from_o home_n or_o else_o how_o otherwise_o so_o dispose_v of_o his_o stock_n since_o the_o intelligence_n give_v to_o this_o register_n that_o he_o can_v instant_o serve_v the_o turn_n of_o he_o that_o will_v borrow_v let_v that_o