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	king_n	people_n	9,166	5	4.4099	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37346	A Declaration from the City of Bristoll by the maior, aldermen, sheriffes and others of the city declaring their resolution and fidelity to the Parliament and their designes : also a petition from M. Maioresse, M. Holworth and 200 of the best citizens wives in Bristoll to the maior and common councell of the city for admitting the Parliaments forces into their city and many other things worthy of observation : sent from M. John Ball in Bristoll to M. James Nicolls, a merchant in Fanchurch-street London.		1642 (1642)	Wing D589	3,287	8

a_o declaration_n from_z the_o city_n of_o bristol_n by_o the_o mayor_n alderman_n sheriff_n and_o other_o of_o the_o city_n declare_v their_o resolution_n and_o fidelity_n to_o the_o parliament_n and_o their_o design_n also_o a_o petition_n from_o m._n majoress_n m._n holworth_n and_o 200._o of_o the_o best_a citizen_n wife_n in_o bristol_n to_o the_o mayor_n and_o common_a council_n of_o the_o city_n for_o admit_v the_o parliament_n force_n into_o their_o city_n and_o many_o other_o thing_n worthy_a of_o observation_n send_v from_o m._n john_n ball_n in_o bristol_n to_o m._n james_n nicolls_n a_o merchant_n in_o fanchurch-street_n london_n london_n print_v for_o joseph_n matthewes_n and_o john_n nicolls_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v in_o the_o old-bailey_n decemb._n 23._o 1642._o the_o declaration_n of_o the_o major_n alderman_n and_o sheriff_n and_o other_o citizen_n of_o the_o city_n of_o bristol_n thing_n be_v now_o wheel_v about_o towards_o this_o city_n which_o have_v hitherto_o be_v a_o goshen_n when_o other_o place_n be_v as_o egypt_n obscure_v and_o darken_v with_o the_o dismal_a cloud_n of_o a_o civil_a intestine_a war_n let_v i_o discover_v how_o the_o inhabitant_n stand_v affect_v and_o sure_o although_o here_o be_v many_o malignant_n of_o the_o great_a one_o among_o we_o colston_n yeoman_n and_o their_o brethren_n and_o some_o of_o the_o clergy_n as_o loveo_v and_o willjamson_n who_o invective_n diveilsh_fw-mi letter_n be_v late_o intercept_v direct_v to_o bathurst_n chaplain_n to_o d._n skinner_n late_a bishop_n of_o bristol_n now_o of_o oxon._n wherein_o he_o call_v the_o major_n a_o religious_a and_o well_o affect_v gentleman_n knave_n with_o some_o other_o base_a passage_n yet_o i_o conceive_v that_o the_o major_a part_n of_o this_o city_n be_v the_o best_a part_n and_o stand_v firm_a for_o the_o parliament_n this_o year_n the_o major_a and_o sheriff_n be_v right_o which_o we_o hope_v will-prove_a a_o great_a blessing_n to_o the_o city_n there_o 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