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
A80480	A coppie of a letter, sent from one of the agitators in the army, to an agitator in the city. Published for satisfaction to the well affected party in the kingdome.	One of the agitators in the Army.	1647 (1647)	Wing C6144; Thomason E399_29; ESTC R201728	4,244	8

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the_o godly_a party_n thirst_v after_o but_o they_o must_v have_v patience_n otherwise_o we_o shall_v spoil_v all_o for_o the_o truth_n be_v the_o people_n in_o the_o country_n be_v general_o for_o the_o king_n and_o so_o we_o hear_v they_o be_v in_o the_o city_n therefore_o at_o present_a we_o be_v force_v to_o play_v our_o card_n another_o way_n though_o we_o be_v confident_a to_o win_v the_o game_n though_o not_o so_o sudden_o yet_o as_o sure_o the_o romish_a catholic_n be_v treat_v with_o we_o which_o be_v a_o considerable_a party_n and_o they_o will_v yield_v a_o round_a sum_n of_o money_n to_o the_o army_n for_o the_o present_a and_o a_o great_a revenue_n for_o the_o future_a our_o noble_a ingenious_a commissary_n of_o horse_n his_o brother_n in_o law_n one_o ford_n a_o catholic_a and_o a_o most_o able_a man_n be_v their_o agent_n they_o be_v to_o have_v a_o toleration_n in_o their_o house_n not_o to_o sing_v mass_n p●●in_o the_o church_n for_o this_o will_v give_v offence_n to_o 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