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	penny_n	pound_n	29,388	5	12.6330	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85271	Colonell Fiennes his reply to a pamphlet entitvled, An answer to Colonell Nathaniel Fiennes relation concerning his surrender of the city and castle of Bristol by Clem. Walker which said answer is here reprinted verbatim. Ordered to be printed.	Fiennes, Nathaniel, 1607 or 8-1669.; Walker, Clement, 1595-1651.	1643 (1643)	Wing F877; Thomason E70_1; ESTC R5094	14,936	17

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