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	treason_n	3,230	5	8.9018	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56140	A breife memento to the present vnparliamentary ivnto touching their present intentions and proceedings to depose and execute Charles Stewart, their lawful King / by William Prynne ...	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1649 (1649)	Wing P3910; ESTC R33477	13,459	18

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