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
A91200	A just and solemn protestation and remonstrance of the lord mayor, aldermen, sheriffs, common-councell-men, and other citizens and freemen of London against two late ordinances of the Lords and Commons that now sit, for the choosing of common-councell-men and other officers within the city and liberties thereof ... which ordinances bear date the 18, and 20 of December, 1648.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1648 (1648)	Wing P3989; ESTC R42518	4,575	8

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especial_o in_o these_o time_n of_o so_o much_o contest_v for_o common_a liberty_n and_o freedom_n and_o will_v protect_v and_o defend_v the_o same_o against_o all_o invasion_n and_o encroachment_n of_o any_o usurp_a arbitrary_a and_o tyrannical_a parliamentary_a or_o other_o power_n whatsoever_o in_o witness_v whereof_o we_o have_v think_v meet_a to_o publish_v this_o our_o declaration_n and_o protestation_n to_o all_o the_o world_n january_n 1._o 1648._o finis_fw-la