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
A91217	The Machavilian Cromwellist and hypocritical perfidious new statist discovering the most detestable falshood, dissimulation and Machavilian practices of L. G. Cromvvel and his confederates, whereby they have a long time abused and cheated both the houses, city and country; and the wicked and treasonable things they have done, and unwarrantable means they have used, to carry on their own ambitious designs.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1648 (1648)	Wing P4007A; Thomason E422_12; ESTC R204800	6,820	11

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