Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	house_n	king_n	lord_n	6,100	4	3.9503	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56182	The contra-replicant, his complaint to His Maiestie	Parker, Henry, 1604-1652.	1643 (1643)	Wing P400; ESTC R22502	28,940	31

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all_o wise_a man_n prove_v and_o examine_v finis_fw-la

wherein_o so_o many_o papist_n be_v predominant_a that_o though_o the_o parliament_n may_v submit_v yet_o a_o fair_a accommodation_n it_o can_v not_o obtain_v except_o the_o king_n will_v equal_o condescend_v thereunto_o that_o if_o the_o petitioner_n have_v find_v out_o a_o more_o safe_a and_o honourable_a accommodation_n than_o the_o parliament_n have_v yet_o discover_v for_o that_o be_v possible_a the_o parliament_n will_v embrace_v it_o that_o if_o none_o such_o can_v be_v find_v out_o the_o affection_n and_o judgement_n of_o the_o parliament_n ought_v not_o to_o becensured_a or_o distrust_a that_o it_o behoove_v the_o petitioner_n to_o address_v themselves_o by_o the_o like_a petition_n to_o the_o king_n if_o no_o want_n of_o affection_n to_o peace_n be_v apparent_a in_o the_o parliament_n as_o certain_o none_o be_v in_o contradiction_n and_o opposition_n to_o all_o the_o several_a point_n in_o this_o a●alysis_n what_o the_o replicant_fw-la have_v set_v forth_o we_o shall_v now_o 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