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
A94475	To the honourable the House of Commons assembled in Parliament. The humble petition of many thousand poore people, in and about the citie of London.		1642 (1642)	Wing T1437; Thomason 669.f.4[54]; ESTC R210828	1,228	1

to_o the_o honourable_a the_o house_n of_o commons_o assemble_v in_o parliament_n the_o humble_a petition_n of_o many_o thousand_o poor_a people_n in_o and_o about_o the_o city_n of_o london_n humble_o show_v that_o your_o petitioner_n have_v lie_v a_o long_a time_n under_o great_a pressure_n and_o grievance_n both_o in_o liberty_n and_o conscience_n as_o have_v be_v large_o at_o sundry_a time_n show_v and_o declare_v by_o several_a petition_n exhibit_v to_o this_o honourable_a assembly_n both_o by_o the_o citizen_n and_o apprentice_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o divers_a county_n and_o part_n of_o this_o kingdom_n from_o which_o we_o hope_v long_o ere_o this_o by_o your_o pious_a care_n to_o have_v be_v deliver_v but_o now_o we_o who_o be_v of_o the_o mean_a rank_n and_o quality_n be_v touch_v with_o penury_n and_o be_v very_o sensible_a of_o the_o approach_a storm_n of_o ruin_n which_o hang_v over_o our_o head_n and_o threaten_v to_o overwhelm_v we_o by_o reason_n of_o these_o sad_a distraction_n occasion_v chief_o and_o original_o as_o your_o petitioner_n humble_o conceive_v by_o the_o prevalency_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o popish_a lord_n and_o other_o of_o that_o malignant_a faction_n who_o make_v abortive_a all_o good_a motion_n which_o tend_v for_o the_o peace_n and_o tranquillity_n of_o this_o kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o have_v hitherto_o hinder_v the_o send_a relief_n to_o our_o brethren_n in_o ireland_n although_o they_o lie_v welter_v in_o blood_n which_o have_v give_v such_o head_n to_o the_o adversary_n that_o we_o just_o fear_v the_o like_a calamity_n inevitable_o to_o befall_v we_o here_o when_o they_o have_v vent_v their_o rage_n and_o malice_n there_o all_o which_o occasion_n so_o great_a a_o decay_n and_o stop_v of_o trade_n that_o your_o petitioner_n be_v utter_o impoverish_v and_o our_o misery_n be_v grow_v unsupportable_a we_o have_v already_o spend_v all_o that_o little_a mean_n which_o we_o have_v former_o by_o god_n blessing_n and_o our_o great_a labour_n obtain_v and_o many_o of_o we_o have_v not_o nor_o can_v tell_v where_o to_o get_v bread_n to_o sustain_v ourselves_o and_o family_n and_o other_o of_o we_o be_v almost_o arrive_v at_o the_o same_o port_n of_o calamity_n so_o that_o unless_o some_o speedy_a remedy_n be_v take_v for_o the_o removal_n of_o all_o such_o obstruction_n which_o hinder_v the_o happy_a progress_n of_o your_o great_a endeavour_n your_o petitioner_n shall_v not_o rest_v in_o quietness_n but_o shall_v be_v enforce_v to_o lay_v hold_n on_o the_o next_o remedy_n which_o be_v at_o hand_n to_o remove_v the_o disturber_n of_o our_o peace_n want_n and_o necessity_n break_v the_o bound_n of_o modesty_n and_o rather_o than_o your_o petitioner_n will_v suffer_v themselves_o and_o their_o family_n to_o perish_v through_o hunger_n and_o misery_n though_o hitherto_o patient_o groan_v under_o they_o can_v leave_v any_o mean_n unassayed_a for_o their_o relief_n the_o cry_n therefore_o of_o the_o poor_a and_o needy_a your_o poor_a petitioner_n be_v that_o such_o person_n who_o be_v the_o obstacle_n of_o our_o peace_n and_o hinderer_n of_o the_o happy_a proceed_n of_o this_o parliament_n and_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o the_o long_o look_v for_o purity_n of_o religion_n safety_n of_o our_o life_n and_o return_n of_o our_o welfare_n may_v be_v forth_o with_o public_o declare_v to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v be_v make_v manifest_a the_o removal_n of_o who_o we_o humble_o conceive_v will_v be_v a_o remedy_n to_o cure_v our_o misery_n and_o put_v a_o period_n to_o these_o distraction_n and_o that_o nobleworthy_v of_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n who_o concur_v with_o you_o in_o your_o happy_a vote_n may_v be_v earnest_o desire_v to_o join_v with_o this_o honourable_a house_n and_o to_o sit_v and_o vote_n as_o one_o entire_a body_n which_o we_o hope_v will_v remove_v from_o we_o our_o distract_a fear_n and_o prevent_v that_o which_o oppression_n will_v make_v the_o wise_a and_o peaceabl_a man_n to_o put_v in_o execution_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n hear_v we_o and_o let_v our_o religion_n life_n and_o welfare_n be_v precious_a in_o your_o sight_n that_o the_o line_n of_o the_o poor_a may_v bless_v you_o and_o ever_o pray_v etc._n etc._n print_v for_o will_n larner_n and_o t._n b._n this_o 31_o of_o january_n 1642._o for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o petitioner_n who_o be_v to_o meet_v this_o present_a day_n in_o more_o field_n and_o from_o thence_o to_o go_v to_o the_o house_n of_o parliament_n with_o it_o in_o their_o hand_n