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	york_n	yorkshire_n	146	3	11.6148	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51531	The narrative of Lawrence Mowbray of Leeds, in the county of York, Gent., concerning the bloody popish conspiracy against the life of His Sacred Majesty, the government, and the Protestant religion wherein is contained I. His knowledge of the said design, from the very first in the year 1676, with the opportunity he had to be acquainted therewith, ... II. How far Sir Thomas Gascoigne, Sir Miles Stapleton, &c. are engaged in the design of killing the King and firing the cities of London and York, for the more speedy setting uppermost the popish religion in England, III. An account of the assemblings of many popish priests and Jesuits at Father Rishton's Chamber ..., IV. The discovery of the erecting a nunnery at Dolebank in Yorkshire ..., V. A manifestation of the papists fraudulent conveying of their estates, himself being privy to some of them, VI. A probable opinion concerning the Jesuits, the grand instruments in these affairs : together with an account of the endeavours that were used to stifle his evidence, by making an attempt upon his life in Leicester-Fields.	Mowbray, Lawrence.	1680 (1680)	Wing M2994; ESTC R10191	28,403	35

31._o 1679._o write_v a_o letter_n to_o sir_n john_n nicholas_n one_o of_o the_o secretary_n to_o his_o majesty_n most_o honourable_a privy-council_n then_o in_o wait_v acquaint_v he_o among_o other_o thing_n that_o there_o be_v divers_a circumstance_n relate_v to_o this_o discovery_n very_o material_a which_o be_v not_o insert_v in_o my_o information_n make_v before_o the_o say_a justice_n but_o shall_v be_v declare_v by_o i_o when_o ever_o the_o honourable_a council_n will_v be_v please_v to_o command_v a_o full_a account_n from_o i_o in_o answer_n to_o which_o letter_n i_o receive_v the_o follow_v date_a and_o subscribe_v as_o follow_v council-chamber_n in_o whitehall_n sept._n 5._o 1679._o sir_n whereas_o by_o your_o letter_n of_o the_o 31th_o of_o august_n last_o direct_v to_o sir_n john_n nicholas_n which_o have_v this_o day_n be_v read_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o his_o majesty_n most_o honourable_a privy-council_n you_o make_v mention_n that_o there_o be_v divers_a circumstance_n 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