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
A91274	Seven additional quæres in behalf of the secluded Members, propounded to the twice-broken Rump now sitting, the cities of Westminster, London, county of Middlesex, all other counties, cities, boroughs, in England Wales, and all English freemen, whose members are secluded: and also to Scotland and Ireland.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1660 (1660)	Wing P4077; Thomason E765_1; ESTC R203353	7,826	8

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