Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	assent_n	parliament_n	royal_a	3,121	5	8.0534	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69365	His Majesties declaration, concerning his proceedings with his subjects of Scotland, since the pacification in the camp neere Berwick	Windebank, Francis, Sir, 1582-1646.; Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.	1640 (1640)	STC 9260; ESTC S101025	22,729	66

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