Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	death_n	king_n	treason_n	2,352	5	9.2422	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60127	The third and last part of the magistracy and government of England vindicated with reasons for a general act of indemnity &c.	Shower, Bartholomew, Sir, 1658-1701.	1689 (1689)	Wing S3660; ESTC R28867	13,058	8

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