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	son_n	5,947	4	5.1300	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29941	Camera regis, or, A short view of London containing the antiquity, fame, walls, bridge, river, gates, tower, cathedral, officers, courts, customs, franchises, &c. of that renowned city / collected out of law & history and methodized for the benefit of the present inhabitants by John Brydall ...	Brydall, John, b. 1635?	1676 (1676)	Wing B5253; ESTC R2537	44,312	135

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tuitionem_fw-la gentium_fw-la &_o populorum_fw-la regni_fw-la and_o three_o ad_fw-la defensionem_fw-la regni_fw-la this_o in_o three_o particularity_n 1._o for_o conservation_n of_o law_n whereby_o every_o man_n enjoy_v his_o own_o in_o peace_n 2._o for_o tuition_n and_o defence_n of_o the_o king_n subject_n and_o for_o keep_v the_o king_n peace_n in_o time_n of_o sudden_a uproar_n 3._o for_o defence_n of_o the_o realm_n against_o outward_a and_o inward_a hostility_n thus_o much_o out_o of_o our_o own_o record_n i_o now_o come_v to_o speak_v somewhat_o of_o this_o matter_n that_o i_o have_v see_v in_o foreign_a author_n tully_n say_v thus_o hanc_fw-la ob_fw-la causam_fw-la maximè_fw-la ut_fw-la sva_fw-la tenerentur_fw-la respublica_fw-la &_o civitates_fw-la constitutae_fw-la sunt_fw-la nam_fw-la etsi_fw-la offic._n lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr offic._n deuce_fw-la natura_fw-la congregabantur_fw-la homines_fw-la tamen_fw-la spe_fw-la custodiae_fw-la rerum_fw-la suarum_fw-la urbium_fw-la 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6._o and_o last_o the_o number_n of_o city_n in_o this_o our_o kingdom_n cassaurus_n write_v that_o france_n have_v within_o the_o territory_n thereof_o 104._o city_n and_o he_o give_v this_o reason_n of_o that_o his_o say_n because_o that_o there_o be_v so_o many_o see_v of_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n 109.6_o co._n lit._n f._n 109.6_o so_o say_v we_o that_o there_o be_v within_o england_n two_o archbishopwrick_n and_o 23_o other_o bishopwrick_n therefore_o so_o many_o city_n there_o be_v and_o westminster_n and_o my_o lord_n coke_n alma_fw-la mater_fw-la be_v add_v there_o be_v in_o all_o within_o england_n 27_o city_n thus_o much_o for_o city_n and_o town_n in_o general_n i_o now_o purpose_n to_o speak_v more_o particular_o concern_v the_o renown_a city_n of_o london_n in_o relation_n to_o which_o famous_a metropolis_n i_o shall_v presume_v to_o offer_v the_o reader_n these_o particular_n 1._o the_o origination_n or_o etymology_n of_o the_o word_n london_n 2._o it_o be_v several_a appellation_n 3._o the_o antiquity_n of_o this_o city_n 4._o it_o be_v fame_n for_o trade_n and_o traffic_n 5._o the_o honourable_a title_n that_o have_v be_v and_o be_v give_v to_o it_o 6._o the_o wall_n thereof_o 7._o it_o be_v river_n 8._o it_o be_v bridge_n 9_o its_o gate_n 10._o it_o be_v tower_n 11._o it_o be_v cathedral_n 12._o it_o be_v division_n and_o extent_n for_o the_o better_a government_n thereof_o 13._o the_o reason_n why_o the_o archbishop_n never_o make_v any_o visitation_n in_o london_n diocese_n 14._o its_o governor_n and_o officer_n 15._o it_o be_v several_a court_n 16._o its_o custom_n 17._o and_o last_o the_o liberty_n franchise_n and_o single_a rite_n of_o this_o most_o glorious_a city_n sect_n i._o of_o the_o origination_n or_o etomology_n of_o the_o word_n london_n touch_v the_o name_n of_o london_n from_o what_o occasion_n the_o city_n shall_v be_v so_o denominate_v divers_a author_n conceit_n diverse_o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o london_n take_v the_o 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naustathmas_n nauplia_n navalia_n augusti_n etc._n etc._n but_o of_o these_o none_o have_v better_a right_o indeed_o to_o assume_v unto_o it_o the_o name_n of_o a_o ship_n road_n or_o haven_n than_o our_o london_n as_o you_o shall_v understand_v at_o after_o see_v more_o of_o this_o business_n in_o hollinshead_n stow_n geoffry_n of_o monmouth_n and_o cambden_n sect_n ii_o of_o the_o divers_a appellation_n of_o this_o glorious_a city_n tacitus_n ptolemy_n and_o antonine_n call_v it_o londinium_n and_o longidinium_n ammianus_n lundinum_n and_o augusta_n stephen_n in_o his_o city_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d our_o britain_n lundayne_a the_o old_a saxon_n londen_n lunden-ceast_a lunden-berig_a stranger_n londra_n and_o londres_n the_o inhabitant_n london_n fabulous_a writer_n troia_n nova_n tronovant_n or_o trenovant_n that_o be_v new_a tory_n dinas_n belin_n that_o be_v belius_fw-la city_n and_o caer_n lud_n of_o king_n lud_n and_o caesar_n in_o his_o commentary_n style_v it_o trinobantum_n civitas_fw-la sect_n iii_o of_o the_o antiquity_n of_o this_o renown_a city_n for_o proof_n of_o the_o antiquity_n of_o this_o city_n i_o shall_v produce_v some_o know_v and_o approve_a writer_n as_o herodian_a ammianus_n marcellinus_n fitz_n stephen_n stow_n etc._n etc._n 1._o herodian_a say_n thus_o in_o the_o life_n of_o severus_n the_o roman_a emperor_n londinum_n est_fw-la vrbs_fw-la magna_fw-la &_o opulenta_fw-la 2._o ammianus_n marcellinus_n a_o author_n above_o 1200_o year_n since_o call_v it_o vetustum_fw-la oppidum_n 3._o fitz_n stephen_n tell_v we_o that_o this_o city_n of_o london_n far_o exceed_v rome_n in_o seniority_n his_o word_n be_v these_o haee_fw-la civitas_fw-la urbe_fw-la roma_fw-la secundum_fw-la chronicorum_fw-la fidem_fw-la satis_fw-la antiquior_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n 4._o stow_z in_o his_o survey_n of_o london_n say_v that_o as_o the_o roman_n to_o glorify_v the_o city_n of_o rome_n draw_v the_o original_n thereof_o from_o god_n and_o 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