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	say_a	sheriff_n	8,049	5	11.8418	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A22197	The copie of the Kings Maiesties letters vnder his signet directed to the right honorable His Maiesties iudges of assize, the right worshipfull His Maiesties high sheriffs, maiors, and iustices of peace, and to all bayliffes, chiefe constables, and all other His Maiesties officers and louing subiects aswell spirituall as temporal ...	England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I); James I, King of England, 1566-1625.	1619 (1619)	STC 8602; ESTC S3883	3,431	1

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our_o sign_n manual_a to_o levy_v money_n by_o way_n of_o collection_n in_o sundry_a our_o shire_n for_o the_o scour_n &_o make_v navigable_a of_o a_o ancient_a watercourse_n call_v fosse_n dike_n near_o unto_o our_o say_a city_n whereby_o trade_n &_o commerce_n may_v be_v draw_v to_o our_o say_a poor_a decay_a city_n to_o the_o enrich_n thereof_o and_o of_o all_o the_o part_n thereunto_o adjoin_v whereupon_o some_o of_o those_o county_n and_o particular_a person_n unto_o who_o we_o address_v our_o letter_n have_v to_o our_o great_a contentment_n free_o and_o liberal_o contribute_v thereunto_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o work_n be_v now_o well_o advance_v and_o that_o the_o money_n already_o collect_v though_o careful_o manage_v and_o employ_v to_o the_o best_a advantage_n will_v nothing_o near_o countervail_v the_o charge_n thereof_o as_o we_o be_v inform_v by_o our_o right_a trusty_a &_o right_a well-beloved_n cousin_n the_o earl_n of_o rutland_n and_o diverse_a other_o personage_n of_o 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