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	kingdom_n	part_n	5,398	4	4.2683	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90562	A petition for peace: or, The humble petition of divers well-affected magistrates, ministers, and other inhabitants in the City of London, and parts adjacent, presented to both Houses of Parliament on Wednesday the 12. of Iuly, 1648. With the ansvver of the Honorable House of Commons thereunto. Also, Alderman Fowk's speech, made to both Houses of Parliament, at the presenting of the said petition. Die Mercurii, 12 Julii, 1648. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that the petition, and this answer unto it be forthwith printed and published. H: Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.	Fowke, John, d. 1662.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1648 (1648)	Wing P1747; Thomason E452_38; ESTC R203330	2,943	8

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divers_a magistrate_n minister_n citizen_n and_o other_o inhabitant_n in_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o part_n adjacent_a who_o have_v be_v and_o still_o do_v continue_v faithful_a to_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n be_v very_o sensible_a of_o the_o great_a danger_n that_o the_o parliament_n and_o all_o that_o have_v adhere_v to_o they_o be_v now_o in_o and_o the_o cause_n thereof_o have_v think_v it_o seasonable_a in_o discharge_n of_o their_o duty_n to_o almighty_a god_n and_o this_o kingdom_n and_o in_o pursuance_n of_o their_o protestation_n vow_n and_o covenant_n by_o petition_n humble_o to_o express_v their_o sense_n of_o our_o present_a condition_n to_o pray_v that_o you_o will_v adhere_v to_o and_o not_o recede_v from_o those_o first_o and_o just_a principle_n by_o which_o you_o have_v engage_v all_o the_o honest_a well-affected_a people_n of_o the_o three_o kingdom_n to_o serve_v you_o and_o to_o declare_v that_o the_o petitioner_n with_o many_o thousand_o more_o as_o 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