Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	citizen_n	london_n	mayor_n	9,097	5	11.2140	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62808	To the right honourable the Lord Mayor, aldermen, and commons of the City of London in Common Counsell assembled. The humble addresse of many thousand wel-affected, and peaceable minded citizens of the said city		1648 (1648)	Wing T1652B; ESTC R220133	1,420	1

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trustee_n for_o the_o managery_n of_o our_o ordinary_a affair_n yet_o we_o do_v not_o thereby_o so_o exclude_v ourselves_o but_o that_o in_o time_n of_o extraordinary_a danger_n and_o misery_n approach_v as_o this_o be_v every_o of_o we_o so_o far_o as_o the_o government_n of_o polity_n of_o this_o city_n will_v allow_v may_v personal_o appear_v in_o council_n for_o the_o aversion_n of_o those_o evil_n which_o else_o we_o be_v sure_a to_o feel_v more_o then_o representative_o and_o certain_o we_o have_v much_o more_o reason_n at_o this_o time_n to_o insist_v upon_o that_o our_o ancient_n indubitate_a right_n in_o this_o particular_a then_o ever_o heretofore_o consider_v how_o beyond_o all_o precedent_n of_o former_a time_n we_o be_v prelimited_a through_o a_o force_n then_o upon_o we_o in_o the_o election_n of_o some_o person_n still_o among_o you_o the_o sad_a effect_n whereof_o we_o have_v ever_o since_o find_v in_o the_o disturbance_n of_o your_o counsel_n all_o along_o but_o we_o 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in_o common-hall_n the_o interest_n and_o power_n of_o this_o city_n which_o be_v earnest_o seek_v for_o by_o all_o party_n now_o in_o action_n may_v not_o be_v engage_v to_o any_o party_n in_o a_o new_a war_n so_o much_o as_o to_o permit_v or_o countenance_v any_o levy_n of_o horse_n or_o man_n to_o be_v raise_v or_o receive_v among_o we_o or_o near_o we_o which_o we_o may_v prevent_v either_o upon_o the_o public_a or_o any_o particular_a score_n and_o if_o any_o such_o have_v be_v or_o be_v make_v we_o shall_v expect_v a_o account_n thereof_o to_o the_o end_n the_o heavy_a imputation_n likely_a thereby_o to_o fall_v upon_o this_o city_n may_v be_v lay_v at_o the_o right_a door_n last_o that_o a_o common-hall_n be_v forthwith_o call_v because_o our_o expectation_n of_o one_o upon_o midsommerday_n next_o according_a to_o the_o ancient_a and_o laudable_a custom_n of_o this_o city_n be_v likely_a to_o be_v cross_v by_o ordinance_n of_o the_o house_n absolute_o forbid_v the_o same_o 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forward_o our_o desire_n but_o to_o guide_v our_o undertaking_n therein_o to_o obtain_v which_o as_o it_o have_v often_o be_v so_o now_o again_o it_o be_v the_o most_o humble_a suit_n of_o your_o many_o thousand_o petitioner_n etc._n etc._n