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
A92997	Several proposals for peace & freedom, by an agreement of the people, offered unto Commissary General Ireton for the concurrence of the Army, by the approbation and consent of many worthy persons of the Common Councel and others of the city of London, on the eleventh of this instant December, to be agreed unto, and subscribed by all the inhabitants of England & VVales.	Jubbes, John.; Ireton, Henry, 1611-1651.	1648 (1648)	Wing S2799; Thomason E477_18; ESTC R21362	5,987	11

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both_o in_o england_n and_o ireland_n have_v come_v as_o also_o the_o great_a division_n among_o our_o most_o worthy_a and_o eminent_a person_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n with_o the_o great_a distemper_a and_o unconstant_a act_n and_o high_a fail_n even_o in_o the_o parliament_n itself_o and_o for_o that_o it_o be_v the_o due_a right_n and_o privilege_n of_o the_o folk_n or_o people_n of_o this_o nation_n to_o make_v and_o choose_v our_o and_o their_o law_n by_o a_o equal_a representative_a in_o parliament_n as_o by_o the_o aforesaid_a coronation_n oath_n and_o covenant_n full_o appear_v therefore_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o lord_n major_n alderman_n and_o common-councel_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n do_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o city_n first_o humble_o offer_v unto_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n assemble_v at_o westminster_n this_o present_a entitle_v paper_n call_v a_o great_a agreement_n of_o all_o the_o people_n of_o england_n 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