Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	day_n	great_a	king_n	9,441	5	3.5510	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75379	Another bloudy fight at Colchester in Essex, between the forces commanded by Sir Charles Lucas, Col. Washington, and Col. Lunsford, and the Lord Generall Fairfax's with the Generals' message to the L. Goring, and his Lordships answer thereunto concerning his Majesties pardon. With a perfect list of the numbers that were slain and taken prisoners on both sides; and the drawing off the Army, with his Excellencies letter to the inhabitants of Suffolk, for the pulling up of the bridges, and blocking up the highwayes. Likewise another great fight in and neere the city of Cambridge, between the Parliamentiers, and the Royalists and Schoolers of the severall Colledges. With the number that were slain and taken prisoners, and a great victory obtained. With a proclamation thereupon concerning the raising of forces for the King.		1648 (1648)	Wing A3250; Thomason E448_2	3,437	8

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