Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	richard_n	sir_n	william_n	14,936	5	8.9799	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49095	Londons flames discovered by informations taken before the Committee Appointed to Enquire after the Burning of the City of London and after the insolency of the papists, &c.	England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee to Enquire into the Burning of London.	1667 (1667)	Wing L2928; ESTC R923	14,098	17

if he found any cause to alter his Religion he would see that he should not want and farther said to him what would you say if you should see that London was burnt An Affidavit of a French-man that said there was three hundred engaged in the firing the City of London The information of Richard Bond of the Parish of Giles in the fields Iron-monger Samuel Page Francis Cogin William Coales Edmund Dakins and Richard Pardoe taken the 18th of September 1666. by me Sir Justinian Truin Knight one of his Majesties Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex upon oath as follows Richard Bond saith That on Thursday last about twelve or one of the clock at night there was a French-man brought by the Watch to the info●mers fathers house at the sign of the White-Hart in Kings street taken as a suspicion person and the said person being questioned by them the Informant and others present whether he was not one of those that fired the City or had any hand therein or any private knowledge thereof or knew any that had designed it the said person answered a great while in a perverse manner quite differing from the questions but being farther desired to tell the Truth and being told that if he were guilty it was the only way to save his life he did at first obstinately deny that he knew of any Plot whereupon a young man took the Prisoner aside to the end of a Room and after some discourse between them they both returned to the Informant and the rest of the company and the said young man said to us plainly in the hearing of the Prisoner the French man That he had confessed that there were three hundred Frenchmen in a Plot or Conspiracy upon this the Informant and others spake to the French man in these words Well Master you have done very well to confess and no doubt but you may have your Pardon if you confess all that you know of this Plot And thereupon farther asked him if there were no more then three hundred persons in the said Plot He answered No there are no more then three hundred Then we enquired who they were and how he came to know they were three hundred to which he would give no direct answer but put it off with o●her extravagant discourse and being asked why he came to St Giles Parish where he was apprehended He told a story that he came from Islington-fields where his Masters goods were but the goods were now removed he could not tell whether but his Master bad him go up and down the fields but would not tell him upon what occasion or for what end he was so to do and he being asked whether there were three hundred men engaged in this design He replyed That there were three hundred engaged in it And the Names of the Persons present at the Prisoners Confession of the Plot were Edmund Dakings Seniour of Holborn neer Turn-stile Littingam Bell living by Holborn and another young-man The Information of William Coles of Cow-Lane London and Samuel Page of Gyles in the Fields Weavour Edmond Dakings of Gyles in the Fields and Francis Cogin of St. Andrews Holborn and Richard Pardoe Victualler and one other rending to the Confirmation of the foregoing Walloone An Extract of a Letter from Heidleberge in the Palatinate September 29th 1666. SIR YOurs of the 6th currant came to me on Wednesday and brought me tydings of the burning of London constantly believed amongst the Irish to my knowledge this fifteen years since was to happen this year on which they do also promise to themselves and others the Introduction of the publick exercise of the Catholike Religion This was sent to Mr. John Altock who lived in Gravel-lane in Shadwell and negotiates the busi●ess of the Palatinate and will produce the O●iginal if there be occasion In a Letter to Sir John F●ederick and Mr. Nathaniel Terne from Northampton the 8. of September 1666. subscribed Henry Chowne wherein is me●tioned That he the said Chowne had thoughts to come to London that week but they we●e in distraction concerning the Papists fearing they would shew ●hemselves all that day and that he had been to search a Papists house within six miles of that place he with another Justice of the Peace met with the Gentlemans brother who is a Papist going to London whom they searched and found a Letter which he had received coming from his Sister twenty miles off from him wherein is expressed That a great deal of business is in hand not to be committed to paper as the times are Bakers Information to Ducket concerning John Goodman about the destruction of London Upon the 9. of September 1666. being the Sunday after the Fire began in the Ci●y of London one Henry Baker of Chipnam in the County of Wilts Butcher came and gave them this Information That the Thursday Se'night before the Fire began in London it being his fortune coming from the Devizes Market to fall into the company of one John Goodman Husbandman who discoursing with him about a Yoak of Oxen as is inserted before in the Report The Information of one Cherrel Schoolmaster in Enfield Upon Friday August the 31. Mrs St. George and her eldest daughter Susan both Popish Recusants came to visit Mrs. Rebeccah Eeves at her house in Enfield where speaking concerning the Session of the Parli●ment drawing near Mrs. St. George told her That some were like to be called to account for a plot being asked for what told her in her ear For burning the City When Mrs Eeves heard of the Fire and going to a place where she might see it she met with Mrs. Susanna St. George and among other discourse told her how much her mothers words which she spake before the Fire did run in her thoughts which she repeated to her daughter who made this reply That her Mother was very apt to talk and that she had been forc'd to keep her Mother within doors during the Fire fearing that she should talk After this destruction by fire Mrs. Eeves met with Mr. Coale another Recusant and one of the same Family she also related Mrs. St. Georges words to him who made this return That she was a worthy woman to keep counsel The Lady St. George at Enfield at the Lord of Lincolns house declared to M●s. Rebecca Eeves That in few days the City of London should be in ashes This was spoken about Two days before the Fire happened Mrs. Eeves of Enfield before Mr. Holland and Mr. Marvill Members of Parliament Decemb. 20. 1666 concerning Mrs. St. Gloege Mrs. Rebecca Eeves of Enfield three or four days or within a week before the Fire receiving a visit in her own house from Mrs. St. George among other discourse Mrs. St. George asked her What news she heard and if she knew when the Parliament sate She reply'd She thought suddenly The other asked If Mrs. Eeves heard of any that were to be called in question before