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 Black Act.Black Art. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Black Acts.
 
Acts of the Scottish Parliament between the accession of James I. and the year 1587; so called because they were printed in black characters.   1
 


 Black Act.Black Art. 

 
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