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
A61034	The speech of a reverend bishop of the Church of England in defense of themselves and the government against the malicious libels of these times	Reverend Bishop of the Church of England.	1679 (1679)	Wing S4861; ESTC R10360	3,336	10

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