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	year_n	10,409	5	4.7494	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B03390	A full and true relation of the whole transaction of the Company of Vintners, the farmers, and co-adventurers as to the farmes of 40 s. per tun, and wine licenses, and the medium.		1654 (1654)	Wing F2336; ESTC R177324	21,136	62

william_n abel_n and_o robert_n shaw_n have_v late_o present_v their_o humble_a petition_n to_o the_o honourable_a committee_n of_o parliament_n for_o prison_n and_o prisoner_n against_o the_o say_a contractor_n etc._n etc._n and_o other_o in_o that_o petition_n name_v which_o petition_v their_o honour_n have_v be_v please_v to_o recommend_v by_o their_o letter_n to_o the_o honourable_a committee_n of_o judge_n sit_v at_o salter_n hall_n and_o thereupon_o the_o say_a abel_n and_o shaw_n have_v apply_v themselves_o by_o their_o petition_n for_o relief_n to_o their_o honour_n both_o which_o petition_n be_v here_o annex_v together_o with_o a_o petition_n late_o present_v to_o the_o parliament_n by_o some_o of_o the_o say_a contractor_n etc._n etc._n under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o master_n and_o warden_n and_o company_n of_o vintner_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n in_o which_o petition_n they_o acknowledge_v the_o payment_n of_o the_o say_v 18000_o l._n for_o the_o say_a purchase_n of_o the_o wine_n licence_n which_o they_o say_v in_o their_o petition_n they_o be_v force_v to_o take_v up_o at_o interest_n and_o for_o a_o great_a part_n thereof_o some_o of_o their_o member_n have_v be_v imprison_v these_o 9_o year_n past_a there_o be_v like_a without_o redress_n in_o the_o premise_n still_o to_o continue_v to_o their_o utter_a ruin_n which_o say_v petition_n upon_o the_o parliament_n refer_v the_o examination_n of_o the_o agency_n for_o wine_n licenses_fw-la to_o the_o committee_n for_o inspection_n into_o treasury_n by_o their_o order_n of_o the_o first_o of_o august_n 1653_o the_o say_a master_n and_o warden_n etc._n etc._n contractor_n and_o co-adventurer_n together_o have_v several_a time_n appear_v before_o the_o say_a committee_n and_o now_o late_o viz_o on_o tuesday_n the_o six_o of_o december_n 1653_o with_o council_n own_v the_o content_n of_o their_o petition_n and_o crave_v relief_n thereupon_o as_o will_v appear_v by_o two_o several_a order_n of_o the_o say_a committee_n hereto_o annex_v in_o which_o petition_n they_o acknowledge_v the_o purchase_n the_o consideration_n of_o the_o purchase_n viz_o 18000_o l._n the_o take_n up_o of_o the_o money_n at_o interest_n and_o the_o imprisonment_n of_o their_o member_n for_o the_o same_o and_o that_o even_o to_o their_o utter_a ruin_n and_o there_o never_o be_v any_o other_o member_n either_o of_o the_o company_n of_o vintner_n as_o of_o the_o company_n or_o of_o the_o contractor_n co-adventurer_n and_o subadventurer_n as_o of_o they_o likewise_o that_o be_v or_o ever_o be_v in_o prison_n for_o any_o of_o the_o say_v 18000_o l._n other_o than_o the_o say_a master_n abel_n and_o master_n shaw_n and_o one_o master_n moor_n late_o imprison_v also_o for_o the_o say_a money_n the_o say_v abel_n and_o shaw_n do_v humble_o conceive_v that_o upon_o compare_v the_o company_n say_v petition_n present_v to_o the_o committee_n for_o inspection_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o say_a committee_n two_o order_n together_o with_o three_o several_a order_n of_o the_o farmer_n here_o follow_v and_o their_o note_n likewise_o of_o subscription_n under_o their_o hand_n hereto_o annex_v that_o these_o man_n will_v most_o just_o be_v liable_a to_o pay_v the_o debt_n either_o as_o the_o company_n or_o as_o contractor_n etc._n etc._n the_o vintner_n petition_n the_o committee_n order_n and_o the_o order_n of_o the_o farmer_n here_o follow_v to_o the_o supreme_a authority_n the_o parliament_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o england_n the_o humble_a petition_n of_o the_o master_n warden_n and_o company_n of_o vintner_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n show_v that_o the_o grant_n of_o wine_n licenses_fw-la in_o england_n and_o wales_n be_v except_v out_o of_o the_o statute_n against_o monopoly_n in_o the_o 21th_o year_n of_o the_o late_a king_n james_n that_o the_o late_a king_n charles_n the_o 20_o day_n of_o december_n in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o hise_n rign_a by_o his_o indenture_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n do_v constitute_v george_n lord_n goring_n and_o other_o in_o trust_n for_o he_o agent_n or_o agent_n for_o the_o wine_n licenses_fw-la in_o england_n wales_n and_o berwick_n devon_n and_o cornwall_n and_o exeter_n except_v for_o 21_o year_n from_o the_o 20_o of_o december_n 1630._o that_o in_o the_o year_n 1638_o the_o say_v late_a king_n for_o valuable_a consideration_n grant_v to_o sir_n sackvile_n crow_n baronet_n 1600_o li_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la to_o be_v issue_v out_o of_o the_o rent_n and_o sum_n of_o money_n to_o grow_v payable_a to_o he_o his_o heir_n and_o successor_n for_o or_o in_o respect_n of_o grant_v licenses_fw-la for_o sell_v of_o wine_n amount_v then_o unto_o 2166_o l._n 13_o s._n 4_o d._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la out_o of_o which_o 1600_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la your_o petitioner_n purchase_v 400_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la which_o cost_v they_o 2400_o l._n and_o then_o there_o remain_v to_o the_o crown_n no_o more_o than_o 566_o l._n 13_o s._n 4_o d._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la that_o your_o petitioner_n be_v beforehand_o advise_v by_o learned_a council_n of_o the_o legality_n of_o the_o say_a lord_n goring_n and_o his_o trustee_n interest_n do_v in_o the_o year_n 1639_o by_o special_a command_n of_o the_o late_a king_n charles_n in_o consideration_n of_o 18000_o l._n pay_v to_o the_o lord_n goring_n and_o of_o the_o say_v 2166_o l._n 13_o s._n 4_o d._n reserve_v to_o the_o crown_n purchase_v the_o say_a agency_n from_o he_o and_o his_o say_a trustee_n that_o one_o william_n dickens_n some_o time_n servant_n to_o the_o lord_n goring_n do_v manage_v the_o say_a agency_n for_o the_o lord_n goring_n and_o afteward_n for_o your_o petitioner_n and_o the_o say_a copartner_n so_o long_o as_o he_o live_v &_o after_o he_o franciss_fw-la dickens_n gent_n his_o son_n do_v the_o like_a for_o your_o petitioner_n and_o respective_o account_v before_o auditor_n spackman_n in_o their_o name_n and_o to_o their_o use_n that_o your_o 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