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	mayor_n	name_n	5,590	4	7.9274	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07894	A briefe chronicle, of the successe of times, from the creation of the world, to this instant· Containing, the originall & liues of our ancient fore-fathers, before and after the Floude, as also, of all the monarchs, emperours, kinges, popes, kingdomes, common-weales, estates and gouernments, in most nations of this worlde: and how in alteration, or succession, they haue continued to this day.	Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633.	1611 (1611)	STC 18263; ESTC S112963	308,814	636

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1445_o sir_n simon_n eyre_n draper_n who_o build_v leaden_a hal_n for_o a_o common_a granary_n to_o the_o city_n etc._n etc._n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1446_o john_n olney_n mercer_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1447_o john_n sidney_n draper_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1448_o stephen_n browne_n grocer_n again_o lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1449_o thomas_n chalton_n mercer_n in_o who_o time_n happen_v the_o rebellion_n of_o jack_n cade_n of_o kent_n lord_n maior_n one_o year●_n 1450_o nicholas_n wilford_n grocer_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1451_o william_n gregory_n skinner_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1452_o godfrey_n filding_n mercer_n who_o be_v make_v one_o of_o the_o counsel_n to_o king_n henry_n the_o six_o and_o king_n edward_n the_o four_o lord_n maior_n one_o year_n john_n norman_n draper_n 1453_o who_o be_v the_o first_o mayor_n that_o be_v row_v by_o water_n to_o westminster_n westminster_n for_o till_o that_o time_n they_o ride_v thither_o on_o horseback_n lord_n 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sir_n roger_n martin_n mercer_n 1567._o son_n to_o laurance_n martin_n of_o melford_n in_o suffolk_n lord_n maior_fw-la one_o year_n sir_n thomas_n roe_n merchant-taylor_n 1568_o son_n to_o robert_n roe_n citizen_n and_o merchant-taylor_n of_o london_n who_o be_v son_n to_o reiginald_n roe_n of_o lee_n in_o kent_n lord_n maior_fw-la one_o year_n sir_n alexander_n auenand_n iron-monger_n 1569_o son_n to_o robert_n auenand_n of_o kings-norton_n in_o worcestershire_n lord_n maior_fw-la one_o year_n sir_n rowland_n heyward_n clothworker_n 1570_o son_n to_o george_n heiward_n of_o bridge-north_n in_o shropshire_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1571_o sir_n william_n allen_n mercer_n son_n to_o william_n allen_n citizen_n and_o pasteller_n of_o london_n who_o be_v son_n to_o richard_n allen_n of_o stondon_n in_o hertfordshire_n lord_n mayor_n one_o year_n 1572_o sir_n lionel_n ducket_n mercer_n son_n to_o william_n ducat_n of_o flynton_n in_o nottinghamshire_n lord_n maior_fw-la one_o year_n 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in_o kent_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n sir_n wolstane_n dixie_n skinner_n 1585._o son_n to_o thomas_n dixie_n of_o catworth_n in_o huntingdonshire_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n sir_n george_n barn_n haberdasher_n 1586_o son_n to_o sir_n george_n barn_n knight_n citizen_n and_o haberdasher_n of_o london_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n sir_n george_n bond_n haberdasher_n 1587._o son_n of_o r._n bond_n of_o trull_n in_o somersetshire_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n sir_n martin_n calthrop_n 1588._o citizen_n and_o draper_n of_o london_n lord_n mayor_n for_o part_n of_o the_o year_n and_o richard_n martin_n goldsmith_n for_o the_o rest_n sir_n john_n hart_n grocer_n 1589_o son_n of_o ralph_n hart_n of_o sproston_n court_n in_o yorkshire_n l._n mayor_n one_o year_n sir_n john_n allot_v fish-monger_n 1590._o son_n to_o richard_n allot_v of_o lymbergh_n in_o lincolnshire_n lord_n maior_n one_o part_n of_o the_o year_n and_o sir_n rowland_n heywerd_v the_o rest_n 159●_n sir_n william_n webbe_n salter_n son_n to_o john_n webbe_n of_o read_v in_o berkshire_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1592._o sir_n william_n roe_n iron-monger_n son_n to_o thomas_n roe_n of_o penseherst_n in_o kent_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1593._o sir_n cutbbert_n buckle_n vintoner_n son_n to_o christopher_n buckle_v of_o bourgh_n in_o westmoreland_n l._n mayor_n for_o part_n of_o the_o year_n and_o sir_n richard_n martin_n goldsmith_n the_o rest_n this_o sir_n richard_n martin_n be_v son_n to_o thomas_n martin_n of_o saffron_n walden_n in_o essex_n 1594_o sir_n john_n spenser_n clothworker_n son_n to_o rich._n spenser_n of_o waldinfield_n in_o suffolk_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1595_o sir_n stephen_n slaney_n skinner_n son_n to_o john_n slaney_n of_o mitton_n in_o staffordshire_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1596_o thomas_n skinner_n clothworker_n son_n to_o john_n skinner_n of_o walden_n in_o essex_n lord_n maior_n for_o part_n of_o the_o year_n and_o sir_n henry_n billingsley_n haberdasher_n the_o 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m._n william_n fleetwood_n esquire_n m._n edward_n coke_n esquire_n m._n edward_n draw_v esquire_n m._n thomas_n fleming_n esquire_n m._n john_n crook_n esquire_n sir_n henry_n montague_n knight_n common_a sergeant_n of_o this_o city_n m._n robert_n moloneux_n esquire_n m._n john_n haugh_n esquire_n thomas_n higham_n m._n thomas_n frowick_n esquire_n m._n thomas_n marrow_n esquire_n m._n john_n greene_n esquire_n m._n white_a esquire_n m._n walsingham_n esquire_n m._n wonley_n esquire_n m._n robert_n sothwell_n esquire_n m._n robert_n brooke_n esquire_n m._n atkins_n esquire_n m._n marsh_n esquire_n m._n randall_n esquire_n m._n thomas_n kirton_n esquire_n m._n thomas_n wilbraham_n esquire_n m._n richard_n wheeler_n esquire_n ¶_o chamberlain_n of_o this_o city_n m._n william_n philip_n esquire_n m._n miles_n adys_n m._n william_n purhas_n m._n william_n milborne_n m._n nicholas_n mattock_n m._n george_n medley_n m._n thomas_n hay_z m._n john_n sturgeon_n m._n george_n heaton_n m._n 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