Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	king_n	kingdom_n	lord_n	4,071	4	3.6484	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85992	A gilded pill, for a new moulded Presbyter. Or, Wholesome advice for the holy Synod: and all new-modelled reformadoes. With some hints or observations concerning the late petition (promoted by some factious Shimeies) to ruine this famous city and kingdome.		1647 (1647)	Wing G728; Thomason E401_38; ESTC R201806	4,665	8

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