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	king_n	year_n	5,954	4	4.7354	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49069	By the mayor the right honourable the lord mayor of the City of London, taking especial notice of inordinate liberty now used by vagrants and common beggars to wander about and pester the streets and common passage of this city ... and His Lordship deeply resenting the great fault and neglect of constables and other officers in not performing their duty to clear and free the streets and publick places from this living nuisance ...	City of London (England). Lord Mayor.	1676 (1676)	Wing L2885V; ESTC R41296	1,489	2

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persuade_v all_o and_o every_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o to_o reform_v in_o themselves_o and_o family_n all_o sin_n and_o enormity_n whereof_o they_o know_v themselves_o to_o be_v guilty_a and_o if_o neither_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o great_a god_n nor_o of_o his_o impend_a judgement_n shall_v prevail_v upon_o they_o he_o shall_v be_v oblige_v to_o let_v they_o know_v that_o as_o he_o be_v their_o chief_a magistrate_n he_o ought_v not_o to_o bear_v the_o sword_n in_o vain_a and_o therefore_o do_v resolve_v by_o god_n grace_n to_o take_v the_o assistance_n of_o his_o brethren_n the_o alderman_n and_o to_o require_v the_o aid_n of_o all_o the_o officer_n of_o this_o city_n in_o their_o several_a place_n to_o punish_v and_o suppress_v according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n and_o the_o good_a custom_n of_o this_o city_n those_o scandalous_a and_o provoke_v sin_n which_o have_v of_o late_o increase_v and_o abound_v among_o we_o even_o without_o shame_n to_o the_o dishonour_n of_o 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