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

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60328	Memorialls for the government of the royal-burghs in Scotland with some overtures laid before the nobility and gentry of several shyres in this kingdom : as also, a survey of the city of Aberdeen with the epigrams of Arthur Iohnstoun, Doctor of Medicine, upon some of our chief burghs translated into English by I.B. / by Philopoliteious (or,) a lover of the publick well-fare.	Skene, Alexander.; Johnstoun, Arthur, 1587-1641.; Barclay, John, 1582-1621.	1685 (1685)	Wing S3935; ESTC R38926	112,307	290

peace_n of_o the_o kingdom_n 1411._o where_o the_o prove_v and_o many_o of_o the_o best_a citizen_n do_v assist_v to_o gain_v the_o victory_n of_o that_o day_n with_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o life_n also_o that_o fatal_a battle_n of_o pinkie_n where_o there_o be_v lose_v and_o kill_v many_o brave_a townsman_n of_o aberdeen_n that_o go_v thither_o though_o at_o so_o far_o a_o distance_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o their_o sovereign_n and_o of_o the_o nation_n king_n charles_n the_o first_o in_o the_o year_n 1633_o at_o his_o coronation_n in_o this_o kingdom_n confirm_v and_o ratify_v all_o our_o above_o write_a privilege_n and_o liberty_n of_o new_a give_v and_o grant_v by_o his_o royal_a father_n and_o progenitor_n with_o this_o addition_n make_v and_o constitute_v the_o prove_v and_o baily_n sheriff_n within_o their_o burgh_n and_o freedom-land_n and_o the_o privilege_n of_o have_v a_o unground_a malt-market_n and_o honour_a paul_n menzies_n of_o kinmundie_n then_o present_a prove_v 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honour_n of_o knighthood_n together_o with_o patrick_n leslie_n of_o eden_n who_o have_v be_v prove_v some_o year_n before_o with_o the_o like_a honor._n as_o also_o in_o the_o year_n 1681_o george_n sken●_n of_o fintray_n be_v honour_v with_o the_o title_n of_o knighthood_n at_o edinburgh_n by_o james_n duke_n of_o albany_n and_o york_n than_o commissioner_n to_o the_o parliament_n of_o scotlamd_v for_o the_o late_a king_n charles_n the_o second_o his_o royall-brother_n chap._n vi_o concern_v the_o state_n of_o aberdeen_n as_o for_o the_o state_n of_o aberdeen_n if_o it_o be_v take_v for_o the_o yearly_o revenue_n of_o their_o thesaurie_n it_o be_v not_o so_o considerable_a as_o some_o lesser_a town_n in_o the_o kingdom_n it_o be_v most_o exhaust_v in_o pay_v stipendiaries_n and_o other_o incidency_n especial_o since_o the_o time_n of_o queen_n mary_n at_o which_o time_n our_o freedom-land_n and_o salmon-fishings_a be_v all_o few_v out_o to_o particular_a man_n which_o though_o it_o 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