Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	honourable_a	lord_n	right_n	5,719	4	7.1392	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B09426	Directions of the Right Honourable the Lord Major, Aldermen and Commons of the City of London in Common-Councell assembled. To the severall ministers of the City of London, and liberties thereof ; for the stirring up their hearers to a voluntary and generall contribution, for the raising of a stock, for the setting of the poore of this city at work as is hereafter expressed.	City of London (England). Court of Common Council.	1650 (1650)	Wing L2852F; ESTC R223973	1,514	1

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that_o the_o poor_a shall_v be_v keep_v from_o extreme_a want_n the_o street_n clear_v from_o vagarant_n the_o unlearned_a teach_v and_o the_o idle_a keep_v from_o such_o temptation_n as_o attend_v that_o kind_n of_o life_n hereupon_o this_o court_n have_v think_v fit_a for_o the_o better_a carry_v on_o the_o say_a work_n and_o encourage_v of_o all_o well_o mind_a person_n to_o a_o free_a and_o liberal_a contribution_n for_o the_o advancement_n of_o so_o pious_a and_o charitable_a a_o work_n have_v think_v fit_a to_o acquaint_v all_o person_n with_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o say_a corporation_n when_o they_o shall_v be_v enable_v thereunto_o by_o a_o stock_n viz._n 1._o to_o clear_v the_o street_n of_o all_o vagarant_n and_o sturdy_a beggar_n 2._o to_o employ_v the_o poor_a who_o be_v any_o way_n able_a to_o work_v and_o have_v not_o wherewithal_o to_o employ_v themselves_o 3._o to_o take_v care_n that_o such_o child_n that_o lie_v under_o stall_n and_o wander_v about_o street_n 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