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	london_n	parliament_n	5,929	4	6.4949	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91178	VIII queries upon the late declarations of, and letters from, the army: proposed to all true lovers of their country and Parliaments, and conscientious souldiers in the army.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1647 (1647)	Wing P3949; Thomason E392_22; ESTC R201577	3,732	8

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king_n 8._o 12_o 13_o and_o whether_o all_o who_o have_v religious_a and_o specious_a pretence_n in_o their_o mouth_n have_v the_o like_a real_a intention_n in_o their_o heart_n and_o reins_o which_o the_o anabaptist_n proceed_n in_o germany_n disprove_v who_o have_v as_o holy_a and_o just_a pretence_n as_o any_o now_o incline_v to_o their_o way_n and_o opinion_n 2._o whether_o a_o army_n former_o dutiful_a and_o meritorious_a yet_o now_o so_o far_o distemper_v as_o to_o rule_v if_o not_o over-rule_v their_o own_o general_n and_o officer_n to_o seize_v and_o remove_v the_o king_n own_o person_n with_o the_o commissioner_n of_o both_o house_n appoint_v to_o attend_v he_o from_o the_o place_n design_v for_o his_o residence_n by_o the_o parliament_n of_o both_o kingdom_n upon_o mere_a ground-less_a and_o proof-less_a surmise_n never_o reveal_v to_o any_o in_o authority_n without_o the_o parliament_n privity_n in_o high_a affront_n of_o their_o privilege_n and_o power_n endeavour_v to_o 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