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	say_a	5,658	4	6.9842	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46306	A journal of several remarkable passages, before the Honourable House of Commons, and the Right Honourable the Lords of Their Majesties Most Honourable Privy Council: relating to the East-India trade.	England and Wales. Parliament.; England and Wales. Privy Council.	1693 (1693)	Wing J1097AA; ESTC R212937	49,490	71

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this_o honourable_a house_n for_o prevent_v so_o national_a a_o mischief_n to_o take_v into_o your_o consideration_n the_o establish_v a_o new_a east-india_n company_n in_o such_o manner_n and_o with_o such_o power_n and_o limitation_n as_o in_o your_o great_a wisdom_n shall_v be_v think_v most_o conduce_v to_o the_o preservation_n of_o so_o beneficial_a a_o trade_n to_o this_o kingdom_n and_o your_o petitioner_n shall_v ever_o pray_v etc._n etc._n this_o petition_n be_v sign_v by_o a_o great_a number_n of_o gentleman_n merchant_n and_o other_o trader_n who_o together_o with_o several_a noble_a lord_n show_v their_o willingness_n to_o promote_v so_o good_a a_o work_n and_o to_o be_v concern_v the_o several_a sum_n by_o they_o subscribe_v towards_o raise_v such_o a_o stock_n to_o carry_v on_o that_o trade_n make_v it_o their_o request_n to_o those_o person_n who_o have_v engage_v themselves_o therein_o to_o pursue_v their_o endeavour_n to_o procure_v such_o a_o establishment_n as_o 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