Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	county_n	esq_n	william_n	17,920	5	10.4913	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38975	The examination of Francisco de Faria delivered at the bar of the House of Commons, Munday the first day of November. In the year of our Lord, 1680. Perused and signed to be printed, according to the order of the House of Commons, by me William Williams, Speaker.	Faria, Francisco de, b. 1653. aut; Williams, William c1634-1700, Sir.	1680 (1680)	Wing E3717A; ESTC R220211	6,355	10

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