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	keep_v	king_n	4,343	4	3.5568	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B03514	Great news from Germany: or, A true account of the discovery of a treacherous design to betray the city of Mentz to the French. With a list of the Confederate Army near the Rhine.		1691 (1691)	Wing G1720; ESTC R177596	1,628	2

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the_o regiment_n of_o horse_n of_o berry_n commander_n of_o the_o carabine_n and_o nephew_n to_o mo●sieur_fw-fr de_fw-fr louvois_n together_o with_o mounseur_fw-fr belleviere_n major_a of_o the_o royal_a regiment_n of_o horse_n and_o mr._n fellinier_n captain_n of_o a_o troop_n of_o horse_n towards_o the_o city_n to_o try_v if_o they_o can_v hear_v any_o news_n of_o the_o say_a trumpeter_n but_o unlucky_o for_o they_o they_o be_v all_o make_v prisoner_n by_o a_o troop_n of_o dragoon_n who_o be_v send_v by_o the_o governor_n to_o go_v in_o pursuit_n of_o a_o french_a party_n meet_v these_o three_o abovementioned_a officer_n on_o their_o return_n at_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n they_o meet_v the_o trumpeter_n and_o one_o of_o the_o officer_n that_o be_v take_v tell_v he_o in_o a_o great_a passion_n that_o he_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o be_v make_v prisoner_n and_o that_o they_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o get_v he_o to_o be_v hang_v as_o soon_o as_o they_o 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governor-general_n count_n thungen_n have_v order_v all_o his_o good_n to_o be_v seize_v at_o costheim_n where_o the_o say_a commissary_n do_v reside_v among_o which_o there_o be_v find_v a_o trunk_n full_a of_o french_a money_n and_o a_o silver_n service_n if_o this_o dangerous_a conspiracy_n have_v not_o be_v so_o opportune_o discover_v the_o city_n of_o mentz_n the_o take_n of_o which_o cost_v the_o duke_n of_o lorain_n so_o much_o pain_n and_o the_o german_n so_o much_o blood_n have_v be_v now_o all_o in_o ash_n the_o french_a have_v send_v a_o trumpeter_n into_o the_o city_n to_o let_v the_o governor_n know_v that_o in_o case_n he_o do_v not_o surrender_v the_o three_o officer_n they_o will_v destiny_n the_o city_n but_o the_o governor_n have_v answer_v they_o that_o upon_o the_o throw_n of_o the_o first_o bomb_n into_o the_o city_n he_o will_v immediate_o hang_v the_o say_v three_o officer_n upon_o the_o rampart_n a_o list_n of_o the_o confederate_a army_n near_o the_o rhine_n the_o force_n of_o the_o elector_n of_o saxony_n foot_n the_o regiment_n of_o guard_n 1500_o general_n schoning_n 1600_o count_n reise_n 1000_o sintzendof_n 1000_o duke_n christiana_n 1000_o dusteradt_n 1000_o two_o regiment_n of_o granadier_n 800_o horse_n the_o regiment_n of_o guard_n 500_o schoning_n 500_o braun_n 500_o haubitz'_v 500_o lifeguard_n  _fw-fr braunitz_n 500_o two_o regiment_n of_o dragoon_n 1000_o foot_n of_o gotha_n bibra_n 1000_o neitsch_n 1000_o the_o dragoon_n of_o ramsdorf_n 500_o total_a 13900_o the_o troop_n of_o the_o circle_n of_o franconia_n 10000_o the_o troop_n of_o suabia_n 10000_o the_o duke_n of_o wirtenberg's_o 6000_o two_o regiment_n of_o hussar_n 1200_o two_o bavarian_a regiment_n  _fw-fr three_o regiment_n of_o saltzburg_n  _fw-fr the_o regiment_n of_o ziebelsdorf_n and_o swanenfeld_n 3000._o the_o regiment_n of_o ottingen_n 1600_o total_a 31800._o in_o all_o 45700._o edinburgh_n reprint_v by_o the_o heir_n of_o andrew_n anderson_n printer_n to_o their_o most_o excellent_a majesty_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1691._o