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	writ_n	3,273	5	9.6734	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54691	The pretended perspective-glass, or, Some reasons of many more which might be offered against the pretended registring reformation	Philipps, Fabian, 1601-1690.	1669 (1669)	Wing P2013; ESTC R9264	8,649	18

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