Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	pound_n	shilling_n	sum_n	29,780	5	12.5631	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A24241	The Account examined, or, A vindication of Dr. Arthur Bury, Rector of Exeter College, from the calumnies of a late pamphlet, entituled, An account of the proceedings of the Right Reverend Father in God, Jonathan, Lord Bishop of Exon, in his late visitation of Exeter College in Oxon		1690 (1690)	Wing A171; ESTC R6590	18,655	38

to be true Dated under my hand September 22. 1690. Ann Wiggins The day and year abovesaid the said Katherine Wiggins came before me and did voluntarily depose that the aforesaid Certificate is Truth Richard Hawkins Mayor ANn Hale of the Parish of St. Peter in the East in Oxon Spinster the day and year abovesaid deposeth that the said Mary Smith acknowledged that she and her Confederates stole a vessel with strong beer from the house of the said Catherine Wiggins Ann Hale Jurat die anno super dict coram me Richard Hawkins Mayor I Anne Harper the wife of William Harper of the City of Oxford Maltman do hereby certifie all whom it may concern that I never had any acquaintance with Dr. Bury the Rector of Exeter Colledge neither did I ever see him unless it were in the Streets Nor did I ever know any harm of him in all my life Nor did I tell any ill thing of him to Thomasin Smith All this was owned to be true in presence of us October 9th 1690 Frances Guise Ben. Archer Elizabeth Wykes Octob. 9. 1690 THese are to Certify all whom it may concern that I Elizabeth Terry lived as a servant in Dr. Arthur Bury's lodgings at Exeter Colledge a whole year and in all that time did see no indecent or immodest behaviour of the said Dr. Bury towards me or any other body which I am ready to testify upon Oath when I am thereunto lawfully called The mark of Elizabeth Terry I Elizabeth Austin wife of William Austin Butcher of the Town of Cumner in the County of Berks do certify whom it may concern that Jean Richardson Sister of Elizabeth Terry told me that Thomasin Smith came to her Mother and her to enquire where the said Betty Terry lived and askt if they thought she could say any thing against Dr. Bury the Rector of Exeter Colledge which if she did do she should be well rewarded But the said Joan did say that she would not tell me what they were offered Witness my hand The mark c. Octob. 11. 1690. The Deposition of Elizabeth Roberts Widow taken before Sir William Walker Knight one of their Majesties Justices of the Peace for the City of Oxford upon Oath October the 9 1690. THis Deponent saith that she did never use any means for perswading Ann Sparrow to lay her Child to Mr. Colmer or any other man and she farther saith that when she was sent for by the Lord Bishop of Exeter at the time of his late Visitation in Exeter Colledg there was nothing objected against her concerning Ann Sparrow nor any question put about her But that this Deponent was then asked whither she knew any harm or words to that effect of the Rectors house to which this Deponent answered that she did not and was thereupon dismist And this Deponent saith further that when Ann Sparrow was in Oxford she asked her the said Ann Sparow if ever she had perswaded her to lay her Child to Mr. Colmer to which she answered that she never did nor did she ever say so The Mark of Elizabeth Roberts The Certificate of Richard Hedges Cook October 9th 1690. I Richard Hedges Cook of Exeter Colledge do dedeclare that in the presentment which I delivered into the Bishop of Exeter at his late visitation of Exeter Colledge I did say that I gave Mr. Rector fifty pounds for my place which he told me was to be laid out upon the new buildings of the Colledg these are the words as near as I remember but that this is the substance of them I am ready to make Oath when I am thereunto lawfully called Witness my hand Richard Hedges I William Newe Butler of Exeter Colledge do hereby certify that at my admission into the said Office I paid to Mr. Rector one hundred and seventy Pounds And he said it should be laid out on building in the Colledge William Newe WE whose names are underwritten having viewed the new Buildings in Exeter Colledge Erected by Dr. Arthur Bury Rector of the said Coll. at his own cost namely the Building at the West end of the Chappel the Addition made to the Rector's Lodings and the new Stable according to our best Estimation judg the charges of all the said Buildings to be as followeth The Building at the West end of the Chappel four hundred sixty nine pounds four shillings and two pence The Addition to the Rectors Lodgings two hundred and sixty pounds The Stable and Sadle house fifty pounds The whole sum seven hundred seventy nine pounds four shillings and two pence The Valuation of the charges of the Buildings above mentioned was given in upon the respective Oaths of the Persons whose names are under written before Sir William Walker one of their Majesties Justices of the Peace for the City of Oxford September 13. 1690. John Townsend Mason William Collisson Capenter John Wiggins Plaisterer Ita Testor Ben. Cooper Not. Publicus FINIS