Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	lord_n	parliament_n	sovereign_a	3,779	5	9.1772	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58603	The copy of an act of Parliament passed in Scotland the 29th of August 1681 for security of the Protestant religion against papists and phanaticks : together with the oath to be taken by all persons in publick trusts.	Scotland.	1681 (1681)	Wing S1197; ESTC R21925	3,720	4

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