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	sir_n	thomas_n	57,736	5	10.2379	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42352	A new declaration presented to the Commons of England concerning certain heads or propositions presented to the Kings most excellent Majesty, for the voting home his royal consort the Queen, and restoring of His Majesty to his crown and dignity / printed and published, to be communicated to the free-borne subjects within the kingdome of England and principality of Wales.	Gardiner, James.; Rushworth, John, 1612?-1690.	1647 (1647)	Wing G226; ESTC R41542	2,701	8

a_o new_a declaration_n present_v to_o the_o commons_o of_o england_n concerning_o certain_a head_n or_o proposition_n present_v to_o the_o king_n most_o excellent_a majesty_n for_o the_o vote_v home_o his_o royal_a consort_n the_o queen_n and_o restore_v of_o his_o majesty_n to_o his_o crown_n and_o dignity_n print_v and_o publish_v to_o be_v communicate_v to_o the_o freeborn_a subject_n within_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o principality_n of_o wales_n oxford_n print_v for_o leonard_n williamson_n for_o the_o use_n of_o all_o his_o majesty_n love_a subject_n 1647._o new_a paper_n from_o the_o army_n sir_n have_v late_o receive_v a_o print_a paper_n entitle_v certain_a head_n or_o proposition_n present_v to_o the_o king_n most_o excellent_a majesty_n by_o the_o army_n which_o proposition_n as_o they_o be_v there_o entitle_v go_v under_o the_o notion_n of_o the_o whole_a army_n in_o general_a which_o as_o i_o conceive_v have_v be_v foment_v and_o contrive_v by_o some_o wicked_a instrument_n who_o desire_v to_o make_v the_o breach_n wide_a betwixt_o the_o parliament_n and_o army_n rather_o than_o to_o bring_v it_o to_o a_o happy_a close_a and_o period_n therefore_o thus_o much_o i_o dare_v presume_v to_o declare_v in_o behalf_n of_o all_o my_o fellow-soldier_n that_o the_o army_n have_v not_o the_o least_o thought_n of_o contrive_v or_o present_v any_o such_o paper_n to_o his_o majesty_n to_o desire_v the_o stile_n or_o title_n of_o his_o army_n or_o send_v for_o his_o royal_a consort_n the_o queen_n over_o unless_o they_o conceive_v it_o may_v tend_v to_o the_o common_a good_a of_o the_o kingdom_n i_o have_v to_o the_o utmost_a of_o my_o power_n endeavour_v to_o find_v out_o the_o author_n or_o fomenter_n of_o the_o say_a paper_n but_o can_v in_o the_o least_o find_v any_o man_n guilty_a of_o such_o a_o action_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v further_a declare_v that_o we_o do_v not_o desire_v to_o change_v that_o title_n which_o we_o have_v for_o these_o 5_o or_o 6_o year_n endeavour_v to_o maintain_v with_o the_o loss_n of_o our_o life_n have_v obtain_v many_o renown_a victory_n under_o the_o same_o but_o according_a to_o our_o former_a engagement_n we_o desire_v to_o see_v the_o kingdom_n settle_v in_o peace_n his_o majesty_n state_v in_o his_o royal_a palace_n at_o westminster_n and_o the_o privilege_n of_o parliament_n and_o liberty_n of_o the_o subject_a full_o maintain_v and_o confirm_v our_o only_a aim_n be_v to_o obtain_v a_o firm_a peace_n and_o not_o a_o new_a war_n the_o governor_n of_o warwick_n castle_n do_v not_o seem_v to_o hold_v correspondency_n with_o the_o army_n in_o their_o late_a engagement_n but_o do_v utter_o renounce_v and_o declare_v against_o the_o same_o his_o majesty_n move_v according_a to_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o army_n but_o upon_o his_o removal_n from_o the_o earl_n of_o salisbury_n house_n the_o chief_a officer_n of_o the_o army_n propose_v to_o his_o majesty_n certain_a proposition_n concerning_o his_o 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