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
B05708	A proclamation, indemnifying such as have been in arms before the first of June last.	Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary)	1691 (1691)	Wing S1942; ESTC R183566	1,837	2

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