Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	great_a	john_n	sir_n	4,680	4	6.3721	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87461	Exceeding good nevves from Ireland being a perfect relation of the relieving of the city of Dublin, by the regiments belonging to Sir Iohn Clotworthy, Col. Hill, and Col. Conway, who fell upon the rebels at Carric-Mac-Rosse in Leimster, putting them all to flight. Also, their taking 200. Horse, 800 gowes [sic], some sheepe, and divers prisoners; besides, a great number of the rebels slaine. Certified by a letter from Ulster, to one of the Britttsh [sic] officers here in England. Published the 30. of May, 1647	H. J.	1647 (1647)	Wing J13; Thomason E390_9; ESTC R201532	1,783	8

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