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	john_n	william_n	13,220	5	9.1723	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30253	A case concerning the buying of bishops lands with, the lawfulness thereof and the difference between the contractors for sale of those lands, and the corporation of VVells, ordered, Anno. 1650, to be reported to the then Parliament / with the necessity thereof, since fallen upon Dr. Burges.	Burges, Cornelius, 1589?-1665.	1659 (1659)	Wing B5670; ESTC R11486	85,757	85

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which_o day_n this_o order_n also_o be_v make_v and_o after_o send_v to_o wells_n die_v jovis_n 5_o april_n 1649._o at_o the_o committee_n of_o parliament_n for_o remove_v obstruction_n in_o the_o sale_n of_o bishop_n land_n upon_o hear_v the_o business_n the_o 27_o of_o february_n last_o between_o the_o town_n of_o wells_n and_o the_o contractor_n for_o sale_n of_o bishop_n land_n and_o upon_o the_o confession_n of_o john_n casebeard_n agent_n for_o the_o town_n then_o present_a it_o appear_v that_o both_o the_o contract_n sign_v by_o the_o say_v casebeard_n in_o behalf_n of_o the_o town_n and_o the_o last_o particular_a draw_v up_o without_o warrant_n by_o which_o the_o contractor_n be_v surprise_v and_o the_o state_n abuse_v do_v refer_v to_o the_o first_o particular_a upon_o which_o the_o contract_n be_v make_v which_o first_o particular_a be_v take_v away_o by_o casebeard_n and_o other_o from_o the_o contractor_n and_o will_v not_o now_o be_v find_v it_o be_v therefore_o order_v 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say_a trustee_n as_o aforesaid_a to_o the_o say_a mayor_n master_n and_o burgess_n bear_v date_n the_o 22_o day_n of_o march_n 1647._o shall_v be_v enrol_v in_o the_o court_n of_o exchequer_n hold_v at_o westminster_n and_o there_o remain_v upon_o record_n for_o ever_o to_o the_o due_a and_o full_a performance_n of_o this_o agreement_n and_o of_o every_o part_n thereof_o we_o the_o say_v robert_n morgan_n and_o thomas_n salmon_n do_v in_o pursuance_n of_o the_o before_o mention_v letter_n of_o attorney_n or_o deputation_n bound_v ourselves_o and_o the_o say_a mayor_n master_n and_o burgess_n of_o the_o city_n or_o burrow_n of_o well_n aforesaid_a firm_o by_o these_o present_n witness_v our_o hand_n and_o seal_n this_o 9_o day_n of_o may_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1649._o rob._n morgan_n thomas_n salmon_n sign_v seal_v and_o deliver_v in_o presence_n of_o he._n mintern_n jo._n mintern_n ralph_n gall._n according_a hereunto_o a_o deed_n