Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	earl_n	king_n	lord_n	3,922	4	3.9565	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61210	A description of France in its several governments together with the most considerable cities, sea-ports, and rivers of that kingdom; as also the distances, with the longitudes, and latitudes of each place, &c. with many other remarks, necessary to the knowledge of that kingdom. By J.S. Gent. Illustrated with a map.	J. S.; Hove, Frederick Hendrick van, 1628?-1698, engraver.	1692 (1692)	Wing S51; ESTC R212956	41,764	137

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sheriff_n be_v ennoble_v with_o their_o descendants_n by_o the_o privilege_n which_o king_n charles_n the_o five_o have_v grant_v to_o they_o it_o stand_v on_o the_o river_n charente_n 65_o mile_n from_o rochel_n and_o 210_o from_o paris_n lon._n 18.14_o lat._n 45.46_o 7._o of_o the_o government_n of_o burgundy_z this_o be_v but_o the_o eight_o part_n of_o the_o ancient_a kingdom_n of_o burgundy_n although_o this_o alone_a have_v vulgar_o retain_v ●he_v name_n this_o kingdom_n comprehend_v savoy_n suisserland_n the_o duchy_n of_o zeringhen_n provence_n dauphine_n lyonnois_n the_o duchy_n and_o county_n of_o burgundy_n know_v under_o the_o name_n of_o franchecounty_n now_o there_o be_v but_o two_o province_n that_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o burgundy_n both_o which_o be_v at_o present_a french_a dominion_n viz._n that_o which_o belong_v to_o the_o spaniard_n which_o be_v call_v franchecounty_n upper_a burgundy_n and_o even_o imperial_a burgundy_n by_o the_o german_n and_o french_a 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for_o the_o spirituality_n near_o this_o city_n be_v to_o be_v see_v the_o village_n of_o fontanes_n where_o st._n bernard_n be_v bear_v among_o the_o chief_a edifice_n o●_n dijon_n they_o make_v great_a account_n of_o ●_o holy_a chappel_n and_o several_a hall_n bui●_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n for_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o neighbourhood_n it_o be_v about_o 40_o mile_n from_o autun_n 55_o from_o besanson_n 146_o from_o paris_n lon._n 24.5_o lat._n 43.37_o autun_n upon_o the_o river_n arroux_n be_v a_o episcopal_a city_n very_o ancient_a and_o that_o of_o all_o france_n which_o have_v the_o fine_a relic_n of_o antiquity_n it_o be_v also_o famous_a for_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o order_n of_o the_o fleece_n it_o be_v bishop_n preside_v over_o the_o state_n of_o burgundy_n which_o be_v hold_v every_o three_o year_n near_o this_o city_n julius_n caesar_n overcome_v the_o swisser_n who_o design_v to_o establish_v themselves_o in_o gaul_n about_o 32_o mile_n from_o challon_n 50_o from_o nevers_n and_o 145_o from_o paris_n lon._n 23.20_o lat._n 46.38_o auxerre_n chalon_n and_o mascon_n be_v considerable_a for_o their_o episcopal_n see_v the_o first_o renown_v for_o its_o excellent_a wine_n la_fw-fr bresse_n to_o which_o i_o will_v add_v the_o bayliwick_n of_o gex_n be_v bound_v on_o the_o east_n with_o savoy_n on_o the_o west_n with_o lyonnois_n on_o the_o north_n with_o charolois_n in_o the_o duchy_n of_o burgundy_n and_o some_o part_n of_o the_o franchecounty_n and_o on_o the_o south_n with_o dauphine_n the_o country_n be_v very_o fruitful_a and_o pleasant_a embrace_v between_o the_o river_n saone_v and_o rhône_v with_o which_o it_o be_v plentiful_o water_v bourg_n en_fw-fr bresse_n the_o capital_a of_o the_o whole_a province_n be_v heretofore_o a_o bishop_n see_n its_o citadel_n be_v so_o strong_a a_o fortress_n before_o it_o be_v demolish_v that_o it_o be_v esteem_v little_a inferior_a to_o st._n katherine_n or_o montmeillan_n in_o 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