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	pound_n	shilling_n	34,921	5	14.4916	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75404	The answer on behalf of the city of London, to the reasons of the county of Middlesex.		1675 (1675)	Wing A3303aA; ESTC R172327	789	1

the_o answer_n on_o behalf_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n to_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n 1._o the_o house_n in_o london_n be_v chief_o inhabit_v by_o retailer_n and_o handicraft_n man_n who_o be_v much_o impoverish_v in_o their_o personal_a estate_n both_o by_o the_o fire_n and_o the_o withdraw_n of_o the_o trade_n into_o the_o out-parish_n in_o middlesex_n 2._o the_o house_n in_o london_n build_v according_a to_o act_n of_o parliament_n be_v many_o of_o they_o empty_a and_o many_o fill_v with_o mean_a person_n of_o mean_a and_o inconsiderable_a calling_n and_o that_o part_n of_o the_o city_n that_o be_v not_o consume_v by_o the_o fire_n be_v likewise_o fill_v with_o very_a many_o necessitous_a people_n and_o such_o other_o poor_a that_o be_v withdraw_v out_o of_o the_o city_n that_o receive_v pension_n before_o the_o fire_n do_v still_o receive_v those_o pension_n from_o the_o respective_a parish_n unto_o which_o they_o do_v then_o belong_v 3._o the_o house_n eastward_o of_o the_o city_n be_v since_o the_o fire_n great_o increase_v and_o better_o inhabit_v by_o merchant_n and_o very_o many_o other_o considerable_a trader_n who_o have_v now_o leave_v the_o city_n 4._o the_o house_n westward_o of_o the_o city_n be_v not_o only_o inhabit_v by_o lord_n and_o gentleman_n of_o quality_n who_o beside_o their_o house_n be_v assess_v and_o do_v pay_v some_o part_n of_o the_o tax_n as_o by_o the_o book_n may_v appear_v but_o also_o by_o eminent_a tradesman_n in_o covent-garden_n the_o strand_n high_a holborn_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o number_n of_o the_o poor_a maintain_v by_o the_o city_n be_v very_o great_a the_o annual_a charge_n of_o they_o to_o the_o city_n amount_v unto_o fifteen_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o forty_o one_o pound_n six_o shilling_n at_o the_o least_o 5._o the_o city_n desire_v not_o ease_n from_o the_o land-part_n of_o middlesex_n but_o only_o from_o those_o parish_n that_o be_v within_o the_o bill_n of_o mortality_n within_o the_o say_a county_n 6._o those_o citizen_n that_o have_v leave_v the_o city_n be_v a_o advantage_n to_o the_o parish_n within_o the_o county_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o trade_n family_n and_o pay_v of_o tax_n and_o those_o that_o live_v within_o the_o city_n and_o have_v any_o stock_n in_o the_o east-india_n company_n or_o other_o company_n be_v rate_v within_o the_o city_n for_o their_o personal_a estate_n but_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o stock_n of_o those_o company_n belong_v to_o several_a inhabit_v within_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n and_o other_o part_n without_o the_o city_n can_v be_v rate_v within_o the_o city_n 7._o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n be_v not_o charge_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o any_o office_n in_o london_n but_o several_a officer_n who_o keep_v their_o office_n in_o london_n be_v tax_v in_o middlesex_n and_o pay_v there_o to_o the_o great_a advantage_n of_o that_o county_n