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	parish_n	town_n	9,891	5	9.5452	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38015	An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament for the utter demolishing, removing, and taking away of all monvments of superstition and idolatry out of all the churches	England and Wales. Parliament.	1643 (1643)	Wing E2069A; ESTC R26121	2,227	9

a_o ordinance_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o assemble_v in_o parliament_n for_o the_o utter_a demolish_n remove_v and_o take_v away_o of_o all_o monument_n of_o superstition_n or_o idolatry_n out_o of_o all_o the_o church_n and_o chapel_n within_o this_o kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o dominion_n of_o wales_n before_o the_o first_o day_n of_o november_n 1643._o order_a by_o the_o commons_o in_o parliament_n that_o this_o ordinance_n be_v forthwith_o print_v and_o publish_v h_o el●ing_n cler._n parl._n d._n com._n print_v for_o edward_n husband_n october_n 11._o 1643._o die_fw-la lunae_fw-la 28._o augusti_fw-la 1643._o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o in_o parliament_n take_v into_o their_o serious_a consideration_n how_o well_o please_v it_o be_v to_o god_n and_o conducible_a to_o the_o bless_a reformation_n in_o his_o worship_n so_o much_o desire_v by_o both_o house_n of_o parliament_n that_o all_o monument_n of_o superstition_n or_o idolatry_n shall_v be_v remove_v and_o demolish_v do_v ordain_v that_o in_o all_o and_o every_o the_o church_n and_o chapel_n as_o well_o cathedral_n and_o collegiate_a as_o other_o church_n and_o chapel_n and_o other_o usual_a place_n of_o public_a prayer_n authorise_v by_o law_n within_o this_o realm_n of_o england_n and_o dominion_n of_o wales_n all_o altar_n and_o table_n of_o stone_n shall_v before_o the_o first_o day_n of_o november_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n god_n 1643._o be_v utter_o take_v away_o and_o demolish_v and_o also_o all_o communion_n table_n remove_v from_o the_o east_n end_n of_o every_o such_o church_n chapel_n or_o place_n of_o public_a prayer_n and_o chancel_n of_o the_o same_o and_o shall_v be_v place_v in_o some_o other_o fit_a and_o convenient_a place_n or_o place_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o say_a church_n chapel_n or_o other_o such_o place_n of_o public_a prayer_n or_o of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o chancel_n of_o every_o such_o church_n chapel_n or_o other_o such_o place_n of_o public_a prayer_n 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