Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	lord_n	sir_n	thomas_n	11,969	5	8.7332	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40672	The history of the worthies of England who for parts and learning have been eminent in the several counties : together with an historical narrative of the native commodities and rarities in each county / endeavoured by Thomas Fuller.; History of the worthies of England	Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661.; Fuller, John, b. 1640 or 41.	1662 (1662)	Wing F2441; ESTC R6196	1,376,474	1,013

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be_v knight_n for_o the_o shire_n in_o the_o parliament_n forego_v and_o if_o with_o the_o addition_n of_o chivaler_n or_o miles_n be_v knight_n by_o dubbing_z before_o of_o that_o their_o relation_n all_o commissioner_n express_v not_o equal_a industry_n and_o activity_n in_o prosecution_n of_o their_o trust_n for_o beside_o the_o natural_a reason_n that_o in_o all_o affair_n some_o will_v be_v more_o rigorous_a some_o more_o remiss_a by_o their_o own_o temper_n some_o more_o some_o less_o fancy_v their_o employment_n insomuch_o as_o we_o find_v some_o shire_n 1._o over_o do_v as_o oxford_n and_o cambridge-shire_n who_o catalogue_n be_v too_o much_o allay_v descend_v to_o person_n of_o mean_a quality_n 2._o even_o do_v as_o general_o the_o most_o be_v where_o the_o return_v bear_v a_o competent_a proportion_n to_o the_o populousness_n and_o numerousnesse_n of_o the_o county_n 3._o under_o do_v as_o shropshire_n yorkshire_n northumberland_n etc._n etc._n where_o

partial_a reflection_n chap._n xix_o of_o the_o number_n of_o modern_a shire_n or_o county_n in_o england_n and_o why_o the_o worthy_n in_o this_o work_n be_v digest_v county-waye_n i_o say_v modern_a not_o mean_v to_o meddle_v with_o those_o antiquate_a one_o which_o long_o since_o have_v lose_v their_o name_n and_o bound_n as_o wigornienfis_n winchelcomb-shire_n unite_v to_o gloucester-shire_n brit._n howdon-shire_n annex_v to_o yorkshire_n and_o hexham-shire_n to_o northumberland_n as_o little_o do_v we_o intend_v to_o touch_v on_o those_o small_a tract_n of_o ground_n the_o county_n of_o poole_n and_o the_o like_a be_v but_o the_o extend_a limit_n and_o liberty_n of_o some_o incorporation_n we_o add_v shire_n or_o county_n use_v the_o word_n promiscuous_o as_o the_o same_o in_o sense_n i_o confess_v i_o have_v hear_v some_o critic_n make_v this_o distinction_n betwixt_o they_o that_o such_o be_v shire_n which_o take_v their_o denomination_n from_o some_o principal_a town_n as_o cambridgeshire_n oxford-shire_n etc._n etc._n while_o the_o rest_n not_o wear_v the_o name_n of_o any_o town_n be_v to_o be_v repute_v county_n as_o norfolk_n suffolk_z etc._n etc._n but_o we_o need_v not_o go_v into_o wales_n to_o confute_v their_o curiosity_n where_o we_o meet_v merioneth-shire_n and_o glamorgan-shire_n but_o no_o town_n so_o term_v see_v devon-shire_n do_v discompose_v this_o their_o english_a conceit_n i_o say_v english_a shire_n and_o county_n be_v both_o comitatus_fw-la in_o latin_a of_o these_o there_o be_v nine_o and_o thirty_o at_o this_o day_n which_o by_o the_o thirteen_o in_o wales_n be_v make_v up_o fifty_o two_o england_n large_o take_v have_v one_o for_o every_o week_n in_o the_o year_n here_o let_v i_o tender_v this_o for_o a_o real_a truth_n which_o may_v seem_v a_o paradox_n that_o there_o be_v a_o county_n in_o england_n which_o from_o the_o conquest_n till_o the_o year_n 1607_o when_o mr._n camden_n last_o latin_a britannia_n be_v set_v forth_o never_o have_v count_n or_o earl_n thereof_o as_o hereby_o may_v appear_v in_o his_o conclusion_n of_o bark-shire_n immediate_o it_o follow_v haec_fw-la de_fw-la bark_n shire_n quae_fw-la hactenus_fw-la comitis_fw-la honore_fw-la insignivit_fw-la neminem_fw-la in_o huius_fw-la comitatus_fw-la complexu_fw-la sunt_fw-la parochiae_fw-la 140._o now_o this_o may_v seem_v the_o more_o strange_a because_o come_v and_o comitatus_fw-la be_v relative_a but_o under_o favour_n i_o humble_o conceive_v that_o though_o bark_n shire_n never_o have_v any_o titular_a honourary_n or_o hereditary_a earl_n till_o the_o year_n 1620._o when_o francis_n lord_n norris_n be_v create_v first_o earl_n thereof_o yet_o have_v it_o in_o the_o saxon_n time_n when_o it_o be_v first_o model_v into_o a_o shire_n a_o officiary_a count_n who_o deputy_n be_v term_v vicecomes_a as_o unto_o this_o day_n why_o the_o worthy_n in_o this_o work_n be_v digest_v county-way_n first_o this_o method_n of_o marshal_n they_o be_v new_a 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be_v of_o bethsaida_n the_o city_n of_o andrew_n and_o peter_n and_o all_o know_v how_o st._n paul_n get_v his_o best_a liberty_n where_o he_o see_v the_o first_o light_n in_o tarsus_n a_o city_n of_o cilicia_n when_o augustus_n c●…ar_v issue_v out_o a_o decree_n to_o tax_v the_o whole_a world_n it_o be_v order_v therein_o that_o 8._o every_o own_o shall_v go_v into_o his_o own_o city_n as_o the_o most_o compendious_a way_n to_o prevent_v confusion_n and_o effectual_o to_o advance_v the_o business_n i_o find_v the_o same_o to_o expedite_v this_o work_n by_o methodize_v the_o worthy_n therein_o according_a to_o the_o respective_a place_n of_o their_o nativity_n if_o some_o conceive_v it_o a_o pleasant_a sight_n in_o the_o city_n of_o london_n to_o behold_v the_o native_n of_o the_o several_a shire_n after_o the_o hear_n of_o a_o sermon_n pass_v in_o a_o decent_a equipage_n to_o some_o hall_n there_o to_o dine_v together_o for_o the_o continuance_n and_o increase_n of_o love_n and_o 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