Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	esq_n	knight_n	richard_n	8,781	5	10.4696	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74555	An ordinance for the better maintenance and encouragement of preaching ministers, and for uniting of parishes.; Orders in Council. 1654-09-02.	England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell); England and Wales. Council of State. aut	1654 (1654)	Thomason E1064_35; ESTC R210353	6,783	16

a_o ordinance_n for_o the_o better_a maintenance_n and_o encouragement_n of_o preach_a minister_n and_o for_o unite_n of_o parish_n saturday_n september_n 2._o 1654._o order_v by_o his_o highness_n the_o lord_n protector_n and_o his_o council_n that_o this_o ordinance_n be_v forthwith_o print_v and_o publish_v henry_n scobell_n clerk_n of_o the_o council_n london_n print_v by_o william_n dugard_n and_o henry_n hill_n printer_n to_o his_o highness_n the_o lord_n protector_n 1654._o a_o ordinance_n for_o the_o better_a maintenance_n and_o encouragement_n of_o preach_a minister_n and_o for_o unite_n of_o parish_n whereas_o many_o parish_n in_o this_o nation_n be_v without_o the_o constant_a &_o powerful_a preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n through_o want_n of_o competent_a maintenance_n and_o encouragement_n unto_o able_a and_o godly_a minister_n in_o such_o place_n some_o parish_n in_o regard_n of_o their_o smallness_n and_o of_o their_o propinquity_n and_o neighbourhood_n hood_n and_o the_o situation_n of_o their_o church_n or_o place_n of_o meeting_n be_v very_o convenient_a to_o be_v unite_v and_o other_o parish_n be_v so_o populous_a and_o of_o so_o great_a a_o extent_n that_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o can_v with_o conveniency_n resort_v to_o their_o respective_a parish_n church_n to_o the_o end_n some_o provision_n may_v be_v make_v herein_o and_o the_o public_a maintenance_n set_v apart_o for_o minister_n and_o other_o pious_a use_n may_v be_v manage_v improve_v and_o distribute_v for_o the_o future_a so_o as_o may_v be_v most_o for_o the_o advancement_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o encouragement_n of_o public_a preacher_n in_o all_o the_o place_n of_o this_o commonwealth_n and_o that_o the_o augmentation_n grant_v or_o which_o shall_v be_v grant_v out_o of_o the_o same_o may_v be_v more_o orderly_o issue_v and_o certain_o pay_v and_o the_o revenue_n not_o overcharge_v and_o whereas_o some_o doubt_n have_v be_v make_v whether_o the_o rent_n profit_n and_o 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