Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	esquire_n	john_n	richard_n	8,960	5	10.4755	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08119	Norfolkes furies, or a view of Ketts campe necessary for the malecontents of our time, for their instruction, or terror; and profitable for euery good subiect, to incourage him vpon the vndoubted hope of the victorie, to stand faithfully to maintayne his prince and countrey, his wife and children, goods, and inheritance. With a table of the maiors and sheriffes of this worshipfull city of Norwich, euer since the first grant by Henry the fourth: together with the bishops of that see, and other accidents here. Set forth first in Latin by Alexander Nenil. Translated into English, for the vse of the common people, by R.W. minister at Frettenham in Norfolke, and a citizen borne, who beheld part of these things with his yong eyes.; De furoribus Norfolciensium Ketto duce. English	Neville, Alexander, 1544-1614.; Woods, Richard, minister of Frettenham.	1615 (1615)	STC 18480; ESTC S102863	67,212	88

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and_o danger_n it_o be_v but_o the_o infirmity_n of_o man_n and_o to_o be_v bear_v withal_o notwithstanding_o in_o one_o thing_n they_o be_v somewhat_o over_o see_v that_o they_o withstand_v not_o these_o evil_n in_o the_o very_a beginning_n for_o a_o few_o valiant_a and_o wise_a man_n may_v have_v dispatch_v those_o company_n in_o a_o moment_n if_o while_o the_o matter_n be_v in_o the_o beginning_n they_o have_v oppose_v themselves_o for_o the_o health_n of_o their_o country_n notwithstanding_o he_o grant_v pardon_n at_o their_o request_n and_o offer_v the_o king_n favour_n to_o they_o all_o will_v they_o when_o they_o have_v furnish_v themselves_o with_o weapon_n and_o with_o the_o furniture_n of_o soldier_n to_o be_v in_o a_o readiness_n to_o follow_v the_o host_n have_v lace_n distinction_n about_o their_o neck_n to_o be_v discern_v from_o the_o rest_n these_o thing_n do_v after_o this_o manner_n he_o depart_v from_o cambridge_n and_o the_o ten_o of_o the_o kalend_n of_o september_n he_o come_v with_o all_o his_o army_n to_o intwood_n intwood_n be_v distant_a from_o norwich_n august_n about_o two_o mile_n there_o thomas_n gresham_n knight_n have_v a_o fair_a and_o large_a house_n where_o warwick_n abide_v that_o day_n and_o the_o night_n follow_v with_o his_o company_n all_o the_o man_n notwithstanding_o be_v arm_v and_o ready_a to_o the_o battle_n if_o peradventure_o the_o enemy_n shall_v raise_v up_o any_o tumult_n on_o the_o sudden_a which_o sure_o behold_v from_o the_o hole_n in_o the_o wall_n and_o tower_n what_o shall_v be_v do_v warwick_z in_o the_o mean_a season_n while_o as_o be_v say_v before_o he_o make_v his_o abode_n with_o all_o his_o army_n at_o intwood_n send_v his_o herald_n which_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o king_n as_o the_o manneris_fw-la proclaim_v war_n against_o the_o city_n and_o citizen_n except_o forth_o with_o they_o set_v open_v the_o