Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	castle_n	great_a	town_n	4,680	4	6.5133	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38593	Geologia Norvegica, or, A brief instructive remembrancer concerning that very great and spacious earthquake, which hapned [sic] almost quite through the south parts of Norvvay upon the 24th day of April, in the year 1657 also physical, historical, and theological grounds and reasons concerning the causes and significations of earthquakes / written in the Danish tongue by Michael Peterson Escholt ... ; and Englished by Daniel Collins.; Geologia Norvegica. English	Escholt, Michel Pedersøn, d. 1666.; Collins, Daniel, 17th cent.	1663 (1663)	Wing E3252; ESTC R15886	31,029	106

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rome_n shake_v and_o tremble_v for_o the_o space_n of_o three_o day_n and_o night_n in_o campania_n be_v many_o town_n quite_o spoil_v &_o thereupon_o there_o follow_v again_o great_a distraction_n and_o disturbance_n both_o in_o church_n and_o state_n for_o the_o emperor_n constantem_fw-la cause_v two_o general_a synod_n of_o divine_n to_o be_v assemble_v one_o in_o armenia_n in_o italy_n in_o which_o the_o catholic_n christian_n faith_n be_v confess_v and_o maintain_v by_o more_o than_o 400_o father_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o other_o at_o saleucia_n in_o isauria_n wherein_o the_o arian_n heresy_n be_v by_o a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o bishop_n approve_v justify_v and_o acknowledge_v for_o good_a and_o in_o the_o temporal_a state_n there_o follow_v a_o long_a and_o destructive_a war_n between_o the_o emperor_n constantem_fw-la and_o magnentius_n with_o unspeakable_a efusion_n of_o blood_n on_o both_o side_n in_o the_o year_n 366._o there_o happen_v terrible_a earthquake_n all_o 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kingdom_n in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 400._o there_o happen_v a_o very_a great_a and_o dangerous_a earthquake_n in_o high_a germany_n and_o the_o heaven_n look_v like_o a_o burn_a flame_n for_o divers_a day_n together_o thereupon_o it_o follow_v that_o king_n snie_n of_o denmark_n wage_v a_o destructive_a war_n against_o king_n biorn_n of_o sweden_n in_o which_o war_n he_o lose_v his_o own_o life_n and_o the_o lombard_n together_o with_o a_o great_a resort_n of_o several_a other_o nation_n march_v out_o of_o the_o country_n of_o the_o vandal_n 300000_o strong_a over_o the_o rhine_n into_o france_n and_o plunder_v it_o quite_o through_o from_o thence_o they_o advance_v into_o spain_n where_o they_o do_v the_o like_a and_o continue_v there_o a_o long_a time_n the_o hun_n also_o at_o that_o time_n make_v a_o unspeakable_a war_n upon_o the_o roman_n lose_v in_o one_o battle_n 125000_o man_n but_o slay_v 210000_o of_o the_o roman_n short_o after_o this_o they_o have_v another_o battle_n 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many_o earthquake_n both_o in_o asia_n and_o europe_n whereupon_o ensue_v a_o great_a plague_n of_o pestilence_n in_o most_o country_n and_o also_o a_o most_o terrible_a famine_n and_o scarcity_n by_o mean_n of_o the_o great_a mis-growth_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n also_o fearful_a tempest_n storm_n and_o hail_n that_o many_o hailstone_n weigh_v eight_o pound_n alaricus_n the_o king_n of_o the_o west_n goth_n fall_v into_o italy_n and_o almost_o utter_o destroy_v the_o city_n of_o rome_n purpose_v to_o have_v destroy_v italy_n and_o call_v rome_n by_o the_o name_n of_o gothia_n and_o after_o these_o earthquake_n do_v also_o arise_v the_o pelagian_a heresy_n by_o pelagius_n a_o english_a heretic_n against_o which_o be_v hold_v a_o universal_a synod_n at_o carthage_n consist_v of_o 270_o bishop_n among_o which_o especial_o be_v st._n jerom_n and_o st._n augustine_n also_o attilla_fw-la the_o king_n of_o the_o hun_n begin_v to_o tyrannize_v cruel_o in_o europe_n have_v great_a 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afterward_o he_o take_v the_o