Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	edward_n	esquire_n	john_n	9,028	5	7.5014	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02495	The principal nauigations, voyages, traffiques and discoueries of the English nation. [vols. 1-3] made by sea or ouer-land, to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth, at any time within the compasse of these 1600. yeres: deuided into three seuerall volumes, according to the positions of the regions, whereunto they were directed. The first volume containeth the worthy discoueries, &c. of the English ... The second volume comprehendeth the principall nauigations ... to the south and south-east parts of the world ... By Richard Hakluyt preacher, and sometime student of Christ-Church in Oxford.; Principall navigations, voiages, and discoveries of the English nation.		1599 (1599)	STC 12626A; ESTC S106753	3,713,189	2,072

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into_o italian_a by_o that_o excellent_a and_o famous_a man_n baptista_n ramusius_n nell_n 1517._o 1517●_n vn_fw-fr corsaro_n inglese_n sotto_fw-it colore_fw-la di_fw-it venire_fw-la á_fw-fr discoprire_fw-la se_fw-la ne_fw-fr venne_fw-fr con_fw-mi una_fw-la gran_fw-mi nave_n alla_fw-mi volta_n del_fw-it brasil_n nella_fw-it costiera_fw-fr di_fw-it terra_fw-la ferma_fw-la &_o indi_fw-la attraverso_fw-la á_fw-fr questa_fw-la isola_fw-la spagnuola_n &_o giunse_v presso_fw-la la_fw-fr bocca_fw-it del_fw-it porto_fw-la di_fw-it questa_fw-la città_fw-la di_fw-fr s._n domenico_n &_o mando_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la il_fw-it svo_fw-la battello_fw-it pieno_fw-la di_fw-it gente_fw-la &_o chiese_n licentia_fw-la dipotere_n qui_fw-la entrare_fw-la dicendo_fw-la che_fw-it venia_fw-la con_v mercantie_a a_o negotiare_fw-la ma_fw-fr in_o in_fw-la quello_fw-it instant_n il_fw-it castellano_fw-it francisco_n di_fw-it tapia_n fece_n tirare_fw-la alla_fw-mi vave_fw-it un_fw-it ●iro_fw-la d'_fw-fr 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