Selected quad for the lemma: city_n
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A28613
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The cities great concern in this case of question of honour and arms whether apprentiship extinguisheth gentry discoursed : with a clear refutation of the pernicious error that it doth.
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Bolton, Edmund, 1575?-1633?; Philipot, John, 1589?-1645.
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1674
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Wing B3505; ESTC R37123
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that_o the_o emperor_n constantius_n magnus_n if_o our_o ancient_n fitz_n stephen_n report_v the_o right_a henry_n king_n of_o england_n son_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o and_o that_o brave_a prince_n edward_n the_o first_o and_o whosoever_o else_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o city_n they_o give_v to_o it_o the_o glory_n of_o arms._n and_o jeffery_n chaucer_n sir_n thomas_n moor_n knight_n with_o other_o bear_v in_o london_n communicate_v thereunto_o the_o glory_n of_o wit_n and_o letter_n to_o nourish_v up_o both_o with_o excellent_a title_n to_o real_a nobility_n in_o the_o city_n the_o artillery-yard_n and_o gresham_n college_n be_v institute_v and_o however_o some_o of_o the_o rebel-rout_n and_o factious_a part_n of_o the_o citizen_n of_o london_n make_v themselves_o unworthy_a of_o the_o freedom_n and_o liberties_n thereof_o by_o the_o late_a horrid_a and_o devilish_a rebellion_n yet_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o many_o loyal_a and_o worthy_a citizen_n be_v not_o only_o 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the_o sea_n to_o his_o now_o majesty_n with_o who_o he_o continue_v until_o his_o majesty_n happy_a restauration_n and_o sir_n abraham_n reynardson_n lord_n mayor_n of_o london_n in_o the_o time_n of_o that_o rebellion_n be_v imprison_v and_o fine_v 2000l_n for_o refuse_v to_o publish_v the_o proclamation_n of_o those_o contriver_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o wickedness_n for_o the_o abolish_n of_o kingly_a government_n the_o worthiness_n of_o the_o city_n be_v now_o visible_a be_v not_o dishearten_v by_o the_o late_a correction_n and_o loss_n of_o pestilence_n and_o fire_n which_o after_o their_o humble_a acknowledgement_n to_o god_n of_o their_o deserve_n have_v re-edify_v the_o devastation_n with_o great_a splendour_n and_o beauty_n their_o industry_n we_o may_v compare_v to_o the_o bee_n which_o virgil_n describe_v quò_fw-la magis_fw-la exhaustae_fw-la fuerint_fw-la hoc_fw-la acrius_fw-la omnes_fw-la incumbent_n generis_fw-la lapsi_fw-la sarcire_fw-la ruinas_fw-la complebuntque_fw-la 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the_o mark_n and_o testimony_n of_o it_o be_v very_o vehement_a fire_n in_o all_o worthy_a nature_n yet_o have_v they_o no_o beatitude_n nor_o so_o to_o say_v felicitation_n but_o only_o as_o with_o reference_n to_o this_o of_o the_o bless_a apostle_n soli_fw-la deo_fw-la honour_n &_o gloria_fw-la amen_o finis_fw-la the_o case_n in_o question_n except_o