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	thomas_n	william_n	31,627	5	9.1915	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37839	Edinburgh, first May one thousand six hundred and seventy four years The which day, the lord provost, baillies, council, and deacons of crafts, being conveened in council, together with many of the old magistrates, and deacons, ...	Edinburgh (Scotland). Town Council.; Home, George, fl. 1674.	1674 (1674)	Wing E164P; ESTC R218200	4,539	4

liable in the penalty of one hundred pound Scots money toties quoties they contravene thir presents by and attour the punishment of their persons at the discretion of the Magistrates And the said Lord Provost Baillies Council and Deacons of Crafts ordinary and extraordinary together with the old Magistrates and Council by their representing the body and community of the said burgh and for their particular interests heritors within the said bounds in sign and token of their consent and hearty acquiescence to this present act have subscribed thir presents consenting to the registration hereof in the books of Council and Session Town-court or Council-books of Edinburgh to remain therein ad futuram rei memoriam And constitutes _____ our procurators Subscribed by us day and place and year of GOD above-mentioned Sic subscribitur James Currie Provost William Johnston Baillie Ja. Justice Baillie William Carmichall Baillie David Swinton Baillie Robert Baird D G. James Sutherland Treasurer John Cuninghame George Reid John Smith John Hall George Drummond Andrew Cheyne William White Walter Borthwick Thomas Robertson Patrick Telfair David Boid Cornelius Neilson Thomas Broun Thomas Campbell James Broun David Hunter John Calder George Johnston George Stirling Alexander Reid Patrick Clark Robert Newlands Alexander Cowstane Robert Mill Alexander _____ Robert Elliot John Corse John Smith John Hamilton Thomas Somervel George Turnbul Lawr. Edmiston Francis Burlex John Penman John Johnston John Homilton James Abercromby Thomas Fairholm James Braden William Stevenson James Graham James Dick John Watson James Riddel Thomas Kinkaid Arthur Temple James Cleland Walter Turnbull Edward Clepian John Somervel Thomas M' Adam James Park R. P. James Jamieson James _____ Thomas Story Patrick _____ William Stevenson William Hepburn William Reid Follows a Consent subscribed by the Heritors WE under subscribing heritors and others concerned in the houses and tenements of lands within the City of Edinburgh and liberties thereof taking to consideration That the Council of the said burgh with consent of the old Magistrates and several neighbours of the same hath upon just and convincing motives and pregnant reasons importing the public well safety and security of Edinburgh and liberties thereof STATUTE and ORDAINED That no houses nor tenements of lands which are or shall happen in any time coming to be ruinous or burnt in the roof or uppermost storey thereof or wheresoever a considerable part is or hereafter shall happen to be burnt or ruinous the same shall not be rebuilt but with stone and lime as the said act within written of the date the first May instant subscribed by the said Council old Magistrates Councellors and Deacons containing several other useful clauses and articles at length bears which act being read in our presence and considered by us We do hereby chearfully and heartily approve of the same in all the heads articles and points thereof and INTERPONES our consent thereto WITH THIS ADDITION That whensoever the major part of the heritors of the houses tenements of land within the bounds foresaid which are already built with timber in the front and fore-part thereof shall think it convenient to build it with stone and lime in that case the rest of the heritors concerned in the saids houses and tenements shall be obliged to pay their proportion of the said building with stone and lime so to be made and that according to their respective interests in the said tenements and houses And in case the less or minor part of the heritors shall not condescend to pay their proportions of the said building with stone and lime as said is then it shall be in the power of the major part of the heritors to petition the Council of Edinburgh to cause appretiate the value of the saids houses and tenements at the sight of fifteen sworn men to be appointed by them that the same shall be paid to the less or minor part of the heritors and their parts of the saids houses and tenements shall in all time thereafter belong properly and irredeemably to the said major part of the heritors or that it shall be in the option of the said major part of the heritors who repair or rebuild as said is to uplift the rents belonging to the lesser part of the heritors ay and while they be re-imbursed of their proportionable part of the expence of the said building according as the same shall be taxed and modified by the Dean of Guild and his Council or by the Council of Edinburgh AND DECLARES That the major part of the heritors are not to be reckoned according to the nunber of the persons heritors but according to their rents and interests in the said houses and tenements And further CONSENTS That in all debates and differences that shall hereafter fall out betwixt heritor and heritor or betwixt heritor and neighbour in the matter of building allenarly that the same shall be decided by the Dean of Guild and his Council or by the Council of Edinburgh and oblige ourselves to stand to their determination thereanent without advocation or suspension AND ALSO DECLARES That we consent that the foresaid act together with thir presents be ratified by the act of the Secret Council IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have subscribed thir presents with our hands Edinburgh the fourth day of May One thousand six hundred and seventy four years and therefore humbly supplicating that his Majesty's Privy Council might approve of the supplicants procedure in passing the said act and interponing their authority thereto THE LORDS of his Majesty's Privy Council having heard and considered the said petition and act of the Town-council above-mentioned DO APPROVE AND ACCEPT of the saids Magistrates of Edinburgh their care and diligence in passing the said act wherein they have given evidence of their special care and zeal for the safety and security of the said burgh of Edinburgh for which they return the said Magistrates their hearty thanks and hereby INTERPONE their authority to the said act and ratify and approve the same in the haill heads articles and clauses thereof AND ORDAIN the said act to be put in execution conform to the tenor of the samen and to be observed and obeyed by all persons concerned Extracted by me Al. Gibson Cls. Sti. Concilii Extracted forth of the records of the Town-council of Edinburgh by me GEORGE HOME