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
A63326	A true account of the irregular proceedings at Gvild-Hall, about the swearing the two pretended sheriffs Mr. North and Mr. Rich, September 28, 1682	Papillon, Thomas, 1623-1702.; Dubois, John.	1682 (1682)	Wing T2377; ESTC R6034	4,607	6

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