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	time_n	14,389	5	3.4431	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29957	A short and true relation of some main passages of things (wherein the Scots are particularly concerned (from the very first beginning of these unhappy troubles to this day; Short and true relation of some passages of things	Buchanan, David, 1595?-1652?	1645 (1645)	Wing B5273; ESTC R521	70,601	122

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of_o religion_n and_o peace_n settle_v the_o fruit_n of_o our_o endeavour_n much_o wish_v and_o long_v for_o by_o nottingham_n 12_o june_n 1645._o your_o lordship_n most_o humble_a servant_n leven_n calendar_n hamilton_n we_o have_v hear_v how_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n send_v commissioner_n into_o scotland_n to_o call_v in_o the_o scot_n unto_o its_o help_n and_o to_o capitulate_v with_o they_o concerning_o their_o incoming_n we_o have_v hear_v also_o how_o that_o commissioner_n be_v send_v from_o scotland_n hither_o to_o be_v at_o the_o draw_n up_o of_o the_o covenant_n betwixt_o the_o two_o nation_n who_o ever_o since_o have_v constant_o assist_v the_o synod_n in_o the_o discussion_n of_o church-affair_n more_o according_a to_o agreement_n betwixt_o the_o nation_n thereafter_o there_o be_v other_o commissioner_n send_v hither_o to_o share_v with_o the_o parliament_n in_o the_o manage_n of_o state-business_n of_o peace_n and_o war_n wherein_o now_o both_o kingdom_n be_v 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