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
A88494	Londons ancient priviledges unvailed or An extract taken out of the principall charters of London, confirmed by many acts of Parliament, which are still in force. By which appeareth, that the free-men of the Citie of London have their liberty to chuse yearly, or oftner (if need be) a major, two sheriffs, four treasurers, two bridge-masters, chamberlane, common clark, common sergeant, of the city aforesaid, and to remove them at pleasure. That the free-men of wards have a right, yearly to chuse their aldermen, and that the same aldermen are not to bee chosen the next yeere. These and many other particulars of the long concealed rights of the free-men of London, will most evidently appear in the ensuing relation.	City of London (England).	1648 (1648)	Wing L2919; Thomason 669.f.13[23]; ESTC R210955	5,582	1

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goodness_n in_o you_o stand_v up_o like_o honest_a man_n for_o your_o right_n and_o liberty_n and_o redeem_v they_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o unreasonable_a usurp_a man_n be_v it_o a_o work_n of_o mercy_n to_o help_v your_o neighbour_n ox_n even_o on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n out_o of_o the_o ditch_n how_o much_o more_o be_v it_o for_o you_o to_o stand_v up_o like_a man_n and_o help_v to_o do_v that_o great_a work_n of_o mercy_n well-pleasing_a to_o god_n in_o assist_v to_o the_o utmost_a for_o yourselves_o and_o neighbour_n both_o in_o the_o city_n and_o country_n that_o you_o may_v be_v free_a from_o all_o tyranny_n of_o what_o kind_n soever_o and_o in_o your_o so_o do_v you_o may_v expect_v the_o assistance_n of_o god_n and_o all_o good_a man_n and_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n will_v attend_v you_o in_o so_o good_a a_o work_n september_n 28._o 1648._o