Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	john_n	richard_n	thomas_n	15,103	5	8.7231	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95453	Tvvo petitions from the city of London one to the army, the other to the House of Lords. Concerning the late Lord Mayor, Sir John Geyre, Alderman Bunce, and others, who were ingaged in the bloody murther at Guild-Hall. With the representation of the officers of the army, (of their resolution) to the Parliament, therein. October 12. 1647. These petitions of the city of London, with the resolutions of the army, are appointed to be printed and published by the authority of the licenser, appointed by the House of Peeres, according to an ordinance of both Houses of Parliament. Imprimatur, G.M.	City of London (England).	1647 (1647)	Wing T3497; Thomason E410_20; ESTC R204456	2,175	8

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of_o divers_a inhabitant_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n who_o be_v cut_v and_o wound_v at_o the_o guild-hall_n of_o the_o say_a city_n on_o monday_n the_o second_o day_n of_o august_n 1647._o show_n that_o your_o petitioner_n with_o many_o other_o citizen_n perceive_v a_o preparation_n in_o some_o to_o raise_v a_o new_a war_n against_o the_o army_n addressing_z themselves_o by_o petition_n unto_o the_o common_a council_n of_o london_n for_o peace_n and_o attend_v the_o sit_v of_o the_o say_a court_n at_o the_o guild-hall_n your_o petitioner_n be_v violent_o set_v upon_o by_o major_a general_n poyntz_n and_o his_o reformado_n and_o cut_v and_o wound_v by_o they_o and_o two_o of_o our_o number_n slay_v outright_o and_o no_o course_n of_o justice_n be_v have_v in_o the_o city_n against_o the_o murderer_n or_o tumulter_n but_o they_o rather_o abet_v and_o encourage_v by_o the_o then_o lord_n mayor_n and_o alderman_n bunce_n who_o begin_v the_o violence_n your_o petitioner_n represent_v 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