Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	church_n	decay_a	great_a	23	3	2.1702	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10218	De pace Regis et regni viz. A treatise declaring vvhich be the great and generall offences of the realme, and the chiefe impediments of the peace of the King and kingdome, as menaces, assaults, batteries, treasons, homicides, and felonies ... and by whome, and what meanes the sayd offences, and the offendors therein are to bee restrained, repressed, or punished. ... Collected out of the reports of the common lawes of this realme, and of the statutes in force, and out of the painfull workes of the reuerend iudges Sir Anthonie Fitzharbert, Sir Robert Brooke, Sir William Stanford, Sir Iames Dyer, Sir Edward Coke, Knights, and other learned writers of our lawes, by Ferdinando Pulton of Lincolnes Inne, Esquier.	Pulton, Ferdinando, 1536-1618.; Fitzherbert, Anthony, Sir, 1470-1538.; England and Wales. Public General Acts. Selections.	1609 (1609)	STC 20495; ESTC S116053	719,079	571

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this_o realm_n for_o the_o redress_n whereof_o by_o the_o same_o statute_n it_o be_v ordain_v that_o no_o person_n or_o person_n shall_v receive_v or_o take_v in_o farm_n for_o term_v of_o year_n life_n or_o at_o will_n by_o indenture_n copy_n of_o court_n roll_n or_o otherwise_o any_o more_o house_n or_o tenement_n of_o husbandry_n whereunto_o any_o land_n be_v belong_v in_o town_n village_n hamlet_n or_o tthe_v within_o this_o realm_n above_o the_o number_n of_o two_o such_o hold_v or_o tenement_n and_o no_o manner_n of_o person_n shall_v have_v or_o occupy_v any_o such_o hold_v so_o new_o take_v to_o the_o number_n of_o two_o as_o be_v before_o express_v farm_n oppression_n by_o take_v of_o several_a farm_n except_o he_o or_o they_o be_v dwell_v within_o the_o same_o parish_n where_o such_o hold_v be_v upon_o pain_n of_o forf_n for_o every_o week_n that_o he_o or_o they_o shall_v have_v occupy_v or_o take_v any_o profit_n of_o such_o hold_v 3._o s_n 4._o d._n whereof_o the_o one_o 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