Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	hand_n	york_n	yorkshire_n	23	3	11.7070	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38421	England's remarques giving an exact account of the several shires, counties, and islands in England and Wales. In every of which you have I. How the county is bounded. II. The length, breadth, and circumference. III. The temperature of the air, and fertility or barrenness of the soil. IV. What commodities each shire or county affordeth. V. In what dioces, and how many parishes in it. VI. The number of Parliament-men, hundreds, and market-towns. VII. In every shire you have the name of the city or shire-town, with the latitude thereof, and how it bears, with the reputed and measured distance of the same from London, the road to the same; how governed, and the coat of arms, and what other things are therein remarkable. VIII. You have the names of such noble families as have been dukes or earls of each county since their first constitution. IX. Whatsoever is eminent or remarkable thorow-out the whole kingdom. To which is added a travelling map, describing the principal roads thorow-out England.		1682 (1682)	Wing E3027; ESTC R218203	95,213	312

the_o commodity_n that_o this_o shire_n principal_o afford_v beside_o many_o other_o be_v cloth_n stocking_n corn_n cattle_n knife_n spur_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v in_o the_o diocese_n of_o york_n and_o have_v in_o it_o 563_o parish_n out_o of_o it_o be_v elect_v 29_o member_n to_o fit_a in_o parliament_n knights_z 2_o york_z 2_o kingston_n upon_o hull_n 2_o knaresborough_n 2_o skaredborough_n 2_o rippon_n 2_o richmond_n 2_o hidon_n 2_o burrowbrigg_n 2_o malton_n 2_o thirske_n 2_o aldeborough_n 2_o beverly_n 2_o north-allerton_n 2_o pomfret_n 2_o its_o division_n be_v into_o hundred_o as_o be_v most_o of_o the_o county_n in_o england_n of_o which_o this_o be_v divide_v into_o 26._o but_o because_o of_o the_o largeness_n thereof_o it_o be_v first_o divide_v into_o three_o part_n call_v riding_n viz._n the_o east_n ride_v the_o west_n ride_v the_o north_n ride_v and_o each_o of_o these_o riding_n have_v their_o several_a hundred_o and_o those_o hundred_o their_o respective_a market_n town_n as_o follow_v viz._n the_o east_n ride_v be_v divide_v into_o 4_o hundred_o viz._n buccrosse_n dickering_n holdernesse_n ouse_n and_o derwent_n and_o in_o this_o ride_v be_v these_o 8_o market-town_n viz._n hull_n tu._n and_o sat._n beverly_n wed._n and_o sa._n wighton_n wednes_n kilham_n th._n headon_n sat._n bridlington_n sat._n howder_n sat._n packlington_n sat._n the_o west_n ride_v be_v divide_v into_o 10_o hundred_o viz._n stancliffe_n claro_n ansty_n barkston_n skirink_n motley_n aggerage_n osgoderosse_n strasforth_n staincrosse_n and_o in_o this_o ride_v be_v 24_o market-town_n viz._n rotheram_n monday_n selby_n mon._n leede_v tuesday_n and_o saturday_n oteley_n tue_fw-la settle_v tue_fw-la sheffield_n tue_fw-la barnesby_n wednes_n knaresborow_n wed._n hallifax_n thursday_n wakefield_n thursday_n and_o friday_n bradforth_n thurs_n wetherly_n thurs_n tadcaster_n thurs_n rippon_n thurs_n snathe_v friday_n ripley_n friday_n tickhill_n saturday_n bantrey_n sat._n doncaster_n sat._n sherborn_n sat._n pontefract_n sat._n borough_n bridge_n sat._n skipton_n sat._n thorn_n the_o north_n ride_v be_v divide_v into_o 12_o hundred_o viz._n gilling_n west_n gilling_n east_n allerton_n langborgh_n whitbystand_v pickering_n ridall_n bulmar_n burford_n hallikeld_n hang_v east_n hang_v west_n and_o in_o this_o ride_v be_v 17_o market-town_n viz._n pickering_n mond_n gisborough_n mond_n thruske_n mond_n beda_n tue_fw-la masham_n tue_fw-la kirby_n moreside_n wed_v north_n allerton_n wed._n abberforth_n wedn._n scarborough_n th._n yarum_fw-la thurs_n york_n thursday_n and_o saturday_n malton_n sat._n helmley_n sat._n whitby_n sat._n stokes_o sat._n richmond_n sat._n askrigg_n the_o principal_a place_n in_o this_o large_a county_n be_v york_n the_o second_o city_n in_o england_n it_o lie_v in_o the_o latitude_n of_o 53_o deg_fw-la 58_o min._n it_o bear_v from_o london_n n._n by_o w._n and_o be_v distant_a therefrom_o 150_o mile_n thus_o from_o london_n to_o waltham-crosse_n 12_o mile_n to_o beware_v 20._o to_o royston_n 33._o to_o caxton_n 42._o to_o huntingden_n 48._o to_o stamford_n 69._o to_o grantham_n 85._o to_o newark_n 95._o to_o tuxford_n 104._o to_o doncaster_n 122._o to_o wentbridge_n 129._o to_o tadcaster_n 141._o to_o york_n 150._o but_o be_v measure_v upon_o the_o road_n the_o distance_n be_v find_v to_o be_v 192_o mile_n from_o london_n this_o city_n say_v speed_n be_v a_o pleasant_a place_n large_a and_o full_a of_o magnificence_n rich_a and_o populous_a in_o all_o which_o it_o over-master_n all_o the_o other_o place_n of_o this_o county_n and_o it_o be_v not_o only_o strengthen_v with_o fortification_n but_o adorn_v with_o magnificent_a building_n both_o private_a and_o public_a it_o be_v a_o episcopal_n see_v a_o metropolitan_a city_n and_o in_o it_o be_v a_o most_o famous_a library_n it_o be_v govern_v by_o a_o lord_n maior_n 12_o alderman_n many_o chamberlain_n a_o recorder_n a_o town-clerk_n 6_o sergeant_n at_o mace_n 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