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	place_n	time_n	5,799	4	3.2772	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86555	A message sent from the Lord Hopton, and Sir Richard Greenvill to the Prince, and a fight in the isle of Guernsey. Also, the King of Portugals answer to a message sent unto him by Generall Blake. With a speech made to the Lord Cromwel in behalf of the Lord Mayor, aldermen, and Common-Councel of the City of London. And the last transactions in Scotland, with a letter from their declared King, their preparations for his coming to Edenburgh, and several Acts made in that Parliament, viz. 1. An Act for re-enforcing the Covenant. 2. An Act touching what hath been done at Breda. 3. An Act for levying of men. 4. An Act for levying 20000 I. Scots out of the L. Lauderdales estate. 5. An Act for setling officrs [sic] about their King. 6. An Act appointing officers of their army.	Hopton, Ralph Hopton, Baron, 1598-1652.; Greenville, Richard, Sir, 1600-1658.	1650 (1650)	Wing H2759; Thomason E602_26; ESTC R206433	3,688	8

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