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	town_n	12,188	5	8.1149	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50266	Of the opening of rivers for navigation the benefit exemplified by the two Avons of Salisbury and Bristol : with a Mediterranean passage by water for billanders of thirty tun, between Bristol and London, with the results.	Mathew, Francis, Esquire.	1655 (1655)	Wing M1287D; ESTC R32418	7,390	15

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this_o river_n as_o high_a as_o calne_n towards_o the_o transportation_n of_o their_o merchandise_n from_o bristol_n to_o london_n it_o be_v the_o worst_a and_o most_o hilly_a part_n of_o the_o way_n and_o lie_v full_a in_o the_o passage_n to_o london_n  _fw-fr l._n s._n d._n a_o billander_n of_o 30_o tun_n lade_v with_o merchandise_n from_o bristol_n to_o calne_n take_v but_o one_o farthing_n per_fw-la pound_n fruit_n to_o the_o state_n every_o voyage_n 62_o 10_o 0_o it_o may_v well_o make_v two_o voyage_n every_o month._n this_o river_n be_v thus_o practise_v as_o high_a as_o malmsbury_n and_o calne_n shall_v our_o sea_n be_v at_o any_o time_n infest_a with_o enemy_n fleet_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o with_o 〈◊〉_d eminent_a danger_n london_n and_o other_o part_n of_o this_o commonwealth_n can_v not_o be_v serve_v with_o coal_n from_o newcastle_n and_o sunderland_n how_o facile_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v from_o malmsbury_n lie_v upon_o the_o say_a river_n to_o open_v a_o passage_n for_o 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