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	parliament_n	repeal_v	4,000	5	12.1621	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43627	The lay-clergy, or, The lay-elder in a short essay in answer to this query : whether it be lawful for persons in holy orders to exercise temporal offices, honours, jurisdictions and authorities : with arguments and objections on both sides, poyz'd and indifferently weigh'd / by Edm. Hickeringil ...	Hickeringill, Edmund, 1631-1708.	1695 (1695)	Wing H1818; ESTC R10850	22,034	36

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their_o bibles_n and_o have_v be_v as_o wise_a and_o honest_a statesman_n as_o any_o other_o man_n of_o what_o profession_n soever_o for_o alas_o laud_n do_v not_o lead_v but_o follow_v those_o bad_a method_n and_o step_n of_o raise_v money_n without_o the_o people_n consont_n in_o parliament_n of_o call_v no_o parliament_n to_o redress_v grievance_n under_o which_o no_o people_n ever_o groan_v more_o so_o that_o those_o minion_n and_o chief_a minister_n of_o state_n be_v afraid_a of_o parliament_n afraid_a to_o be_v call_v to_o account_v and_o more_o than_o one_o parliament_n be_v disfolve_v for_o call_v buckingham_n to_o account_n insomuch_o that_o the_o ill_n which_o those_o minister_n have_v do_v can_v not_o be_v safe_a but_o by_o attempt_v great_a king_n james_n i._o from_o the_o seven_o to_o the_o 18_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n 11._o year_n have_v not_o one_o parliament_n and_o then_o all_o that_o be_v do_v in_o that_o parliament_n be_v but_o the_o old_a business_n the_o 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