Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	henry_n	john_n	william_n	11,377	5	8.3792	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10589	A relation of all matters passed especially in France and the Low-Countries, touching the causes of the warre now in Cleueland. Together with such occurrences of note as have happened in Spaine, Italie, England, Germany, Hungarie and Transyluania, since March last to this present, 1614. Translated according to the originall of Mercurius Gallo-Belgicus.	Isselt, Michael von, d. 1597.; Booth, Robert, d. 1657.	1614 (1614)	STC 20862; ESTC S104590	34,365	50

madness_n be_v convert_v into_o the_o jew_n street_n they_o spoil_v and_o ransack_v the_o same_o the_o jew_n at_o the_o first_o withstand_v they_o and_o with_o barrecadoe_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o stuff_n defend_v their_o house_n be_v assist_v by_o some_o of_o the_o citizen_n themselves_o but_o the_o number_n of_o the_o rage_a multitude_n increase_a more_o and_o more_o and_o the_o rascal_n and_o loose_a people_n flock_v out_o of_o all_o quarter_n and_o corner_n of_o the_o town_n and_o mix_v themselves_o with_o the_o servant_n and_o prentice_n gather_v such_o a_o head_n that_o they_o be_v past_a resistance_n the_o consul_n themselves_o and_o other_o good_a citizen_n be_v unable_a to_o prevail_v against_o their_o fury_n either_o by_o force_n or_o by_o persuasion_n for_o the_o rage_n the_o more_o increase_v the_o more_o it_o fall_v out_o that_o any_o be_v wound_v in_o the_o tumult_n for_o one_o be_v wound_v in_o the_o arm_n another_o in_o the_o ear_n another_o in_o the_o eye_n some_o be_v wound_v to_o death_n fall_v to_o the_o ground_n the_o next_o day_n the_o citizen_n arm_v themselves_o and_o come_v up_o with_o a_o competent_a number_n of_o horse_n and_o foot_n into_o the_o street_n and_o take_v the_o good_n from_o those_o loose_a fellow_n who_o they_o can_v light_v on_o in_o the_o street_n cause_v they_o to_o be_v lay_v up_o for_o the_o owner_n so_o there_o be_v a_o end_n make_v of_o this_o rob_n and_o mutiny_n the_o jew_n move_v with_o the_o fear_n of_o this_o uproar_n to_o the_o number_n of_o 1500._o forsake_v the_o city_n resolve_v to_o dwell_v somewhere_o else_o marquesse_n spinola_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n come_v to_o rhinberke_v resolve_v to_o besiege_v wesell_n accompany_v with_o 12000._o horse_n and_o foot_n the_o vesalians_n understand_v this_o determination_n of_o spinola_n present_o dispatch_v messenger_n to_o rhinberke_v to_o gratulate_v his_o come_n and_o to_o present_v he_o with_o certain_a cartlode_n of_o wine_n and_o to_o desire_v of_o he_o 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out_o of_o the_o city_n whensoever_o he_o will_v these_o condition_n be_v subscribe_v by_o spinola_n and_o after_o to_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o prince_n of_o newburge_n the_o city_n be_v deliver_v into_o spinola_n his_o hand_n while_o these_o matter_n pass_v in_o this_o manner_n grave_a maurice_n count_n of_o nassau_n draw_v out_o his_o force_n to_o the_o number_n of_o eighteen_o thousand_o horse_n and_o foot_n appoint_v his_o rendezvous_n at_o schencke_n sconce_n and_o take_v to_o he_o william_n henry_n frederick_n and_o john_n ernest_n count_n chastilion_n also_o and_o sir_n horace_n vere_n and_o many_o other_o brave_a commander_n march_v with_o his_o whole_a army_n by_o water_n and_o land_n he_o come_v before_o emericke_n and_o sudden_o surprise_v the_o town_n and_o put_v a_o guard_n in_o it_o next_o he_o march_v to_o rese_n now_o the_o townsman_n a_o little_a before_o have_v send_v their_o consul_n to_o spinola_n promise_v he_o that_o they_o will_v receive_v a_o guard_n from_o 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they_o in_o this_o business_n finis_fw-la