Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	law_n	parliament_n	session_n	2,595	5	10.2891	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38835	Loyalty and fidelity, rejected and oppressed. Or the case of George Everett shipwright, truly stated most humbly offer'd to the Commons of England, assembled in Parliament wherein is briefly set forth, his zealous endeavours for promoting the service of the publick with the obstructions and illegal proceedings of some persons imploy'd in the administration of publick affairs. And the true reason of those false aspersions and scandalous reflections, layd on him by, the euemy's [sic] of the government.	Everett, George, Shipwright.	1698-1699? (1699)	Wing E3547; ESTC R224218	13,302	20

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