Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	council_n	parliament_n	privy_a	2,717	5	9.7040	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58682	Act of Council, explanatory of the test with His Majesties letter containing his royal approbation thereof.	Scotland. Privy Council.; Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.	1681 (1681)	Wing S1448; ESTC R183016	1,710	4

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