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	part_n	people_n	5,808	4	4.2401	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78847	His Majesties letter and declaration to the sheriffes and Citty of London. Ianuary 17. 1642.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.	1643 (1643)	Wing C2385; Thomason E85_20	3,443	12

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correspondence_n with_o that_o our_o city_n and_o to_o receive_v any_o address_n and_o application_n from_o they_o according_a to_o that_o invitation_n we_o have_v give_v by_o our_o late_a proclamation_n and_o be_v so_o glad_a to_o find_v that_o there_o be_v yet_o some_o hope_n they_o will_v look_v to_o the_o peace_n and_o happiness_n of_o that_o city_n and_o at_o last_o sever_v themselves_o from_o any_o faction_n or_o dependence_n which_o may_v insensible_o involve_v they_o in_o those_o calamity_n they_o do_v not_o foresee_v that_o we_o return_v such_o a_o gracious_a answer_n thereunto_o so_o full_a of_o candour_n and_o affection_n that_o the_o mean_a inhabitant_n of_o that_o our_o city_n if_o he_o careful_o consider_v the_o same_o will_v find_v himself_o concern_v in_o it_o and_o that_o we_o have_v have_v a_o especial_a care_n of_o his_o particular_a with_o this_o answer_n of_o we_o we_o send_v a_o servant_n of_o our_o own_o in_o the_o company_n of_o those_o who_o have_v be_v so_o 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