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	knight_n	sir_n	10,525	5	7.8884	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63110	The speech of the Honorable Sir George Treby, Knight, Recorder of the City of London, upon the presenting the Honorable Dudley North and Peter Rich, Esquires, Sheriffs of the City of London and County of Middlesex, in the Exchequer Chamber at Westminster, on the 30th of September, 1682	Treby, George, Sir, 1644?-1700.; Crawley, Francis, 1610 or 11-1683.	1682 (1682)	Wing T2105; ESTC R5488	767	1

The SPEECH of the Honorable Sir George Treby Knight Recorder of the City of London upon the Presenting the honorable Dudley North and Peter Rich Esquires Sheriffs of the City of London and County of Middlesex in the Exchequer Chamber at Westminster on the 30th of September 1682. Mr. Baron Crawley THe Kings and Queens of this Kingdom have made several gracious Grants and Confirmations to the City of London and the County of Middlesex and in these Grants they did make Reservations and intend that they should be attended with the new Sheriffs at their coming into their Office and with the old Sheriffs that are going out and it is upon this occasion that we present them here Here is the Lord Mayor attended with the Citizens and they have proceeded to the Choice of Sheriffs which they have made and sworn and the persons who are the present Sheriffs that are presented here are the honorable Dudley North and Peter Rich Esquires from these persons they raise great Expectations considering they are men of great Sincerity Loyalty and Fidelity and that they will recommend their Office to the esteem of all good people and that they will at Iast cause this honorable question to be put Why was not every man for these men at first These worthy Gentlemen that were the late Sheriffs Mr. Pilkington and Mr. Shute have given an account of their Office to the City and now they are come to do it to the King here before you The Honorable Mr. Baron Crawley's Reply to Mr. Recorders Speech Mr. Recorder YOu have certified these worthy Gentlemen to be Sheriffs of the City of London and County of Middlesex and I do admit of the Choice and do not doubt but these Gentlemen will so discharge the Trust reposed in them that it may make high for the Honour of the King whom God long preserve and the Good of all his Loyal Subjects And I do desire God would grant an happy Vnion between his Majesty and the ancient City of London That they may all live in Peace and Vnity one amongst another This speech of the Recorders and Reply of Mr. Barons was to the purpose and effect above London Printed for Jonas Hyther 1682.