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
A63152	The tryal and condemnation of Sir John Friend, Knight for conspiring to raise rebellion in these kingdoms : in order to a French invasion : who upon full evidence was found guilty of high-treason at the sessions-house in the Old Bayly, March 23th, 1695/6.	Friend, John, Sir, d. 1696.	1696 (1696)	Wing T2152; ESTC R37160	46,805	33

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