Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	king_n	law_n	treason_n	3,277	5	8.9802	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54771	New news from Tory-land and Tantivy-shire	Phillips, John, 1631-1706.	1682 (1682)	Wing P2095; ESTC R1622	5,233	12

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protestant_a interest_n in_o england_n be_v not_o to_o be_v destroy_v but_o by_o self-destruction_n which_o they_o who_o under_o pretence_n of_o loyalty_n make_v it_o their_o business_n to_o far_o advance_v it_o be_v to_o be_v wish_v they_o will_v keep_v their_o loyalty_n to_o themselves_o or_o practice_v it_o in_o some_o other_o country_n under_o some_o more_o undeserving_a prince_n finis_fw-la finis_fw-la see_v the_o king_n speech_n to_o the_o lord_n july_n 27._o 1660._o for_o hasten_v the_o act_n of_o oblivion_n