Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	divine_a	governor_n	great_a	31	3	2.1691	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06182	A treatise of the plague containing the nature, signes, and accidents of the same, with the certaine and absolute cure of the feuers, botches and carbuncles that raigne in these times: and aboue all things most singular experiments and preseruatiues in the same, gathered by the obseruation of diuers worthy trauailers, and selected out of the writing of the best learned phisitians in this age. By Thomas Lodge, Doctor in Phisicke.	Lodge, Thomas, 1558?-1625.	1603 (1603)	STC 16676; ESTC S108807	56,880	92

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any_o of_o those_o to_o enter_v their_o city_n that_o come_v from_o such_o place_n as_o be_v suspect_v except_o they_o be_v man_n of_o note_n of_o who_o prudence_n and_o security_n they_o may_v be_v assure_v for_o it_o be_v not_o always_o a_o consequent_a that_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o a_o city_n be_v always_o infect_v especial_o when_o they_o be_v man_n of_o respect_n who_o have_v the_o mean_n and_o observe_v the_o method_n to_o preserve_v themselves_o whereof_o it_o be_v very_o necessary_a that_o the_o governor_n and_o such_o as_o have_v the_o keep_v of_o the_o gate_n shall_v have_v respect_n but_o for_o such_o as_o be_v vagabond_n masterless_a man_n and_o of_o servile_a and_o base_a condition_n for_o such_o i_o say_v they_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v admit_v and_o if_o by_o chance_n or_o by_o the_o will_n of_o god_n the_o city_n become_v infect_v it_o ought_v not_o incontinent_o to_o be_v make_v know_v but_o those_o that_o have_v the_o care_n and_o charge_n of_o such_o as_o be_v attaint_v ought_v in_o the_o beginning_n to_o keep_v it_o close_o and_o wise_o conceal_v the_o same_o from_o the_o common_a sort_n impart_v it_o only_o to_o such_o who_o by_o their_o good_a advice_n and_o counsel_n may_v assist_v they_o in_o the_o time_n of_o danger_n which_o counsel_n and_o advice_n divine_a hipocrates_n set_v down_o in_o his_o oath_n and_o attestation_n to_o physician_n and_o consequent_o to_o all_o those_o that_o have_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o sick_a forbid_v they_o to_o reveal_v that_o which_o ought_v to_o be_v hide_v for_o the_o common_a profit_n which_o be_v consider_v by_o the_o divine_a philosopher_n plato_n in_o the_o three_o book_n of_o his_o common_a weal_n he_o avow_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o magistrate_n &_o physician_n to_o lie_v for_o the_o safety_n and_o conversation_n of_o their_o city_n for_o oftentimes_o to_o conceal_v a_o truth_n to_o this_o intent_n be_v no_o error_n in_o such_o man_n whenas_o by_o such_o mean_v the_o common_a weal_n be_v 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book_n de_fw-fr sanitate_fw-la tuenda_fw-la and_o in_o his_o commentary_n on_o hipocrates_n book_n de_fw-fr natura_fw-la humana_fw-la and_o therefore_o the_o magistrate_n ought_v to_o give_v charge_n that_o in_o every_o place_n the_o street_n shall_v be_v keep_v clean_o and_o daily_o purge_v forbid_v every_o one_o under_o a_o penalty_n to_o cast_v out_o any_o uncleanness_n or_o filth_n out_o of_o their_o door_n they_o ought_v also_o to_o take_v order_n that_o the_o slaughter_n house_n for_o the_o provision_n of_o the_o city_n be_v not_o continue_v and_o use_v within_o the_o city_n but_o place_v in_o some_o remote_a and_o convenient_a place_n near_o unto_o the_o river_n of_o the_o thames_n to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o blood_n and_o garbige_n of_o the_o beast_n that_o be_v kill_v may_v be_v wash_v away_o with_o the_o tide_n this_o advice_n the_o noble_n of_o arles_n observe_v by_o valenolaes_n advice_n to_o the_o great_a good_a of_o their_o commonweal_n who_o to_o the_o westward_a of_o 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