Correspondence with Enemies Act 1691 explained

Short Title:Correspondence with Enemies Act 1691
Type:Act
Parliament:Parliament of England
Long Title:An Act against corresponding with Their Majesties Enemies.
Year:1691
Citation:3 Will. & Mar. c. 13
Royal Assent:24 February 1692
Repeal Date:15 July 1867
Repealing Legislation:Statute Law Revision Act 1867
Status:repealed
Original Text:https://www.british-history.ac.uk/statutes-realm/vol6/p320
Short Title:Correspondence with Enemies Act 1704
Type:Act
Parliament:Parliament of England
Year:1704
Citation:3 & 4 Ann. c. 13(Ruffhead: c. 14)
Royal Assent:14 March 1705
Repeal Date:15 July 1867
Repealing Legislation:Statute Law Revision Act 1867
Status:repealed

The Correspondence with Enemies Act 1691 (3 Will. & Mar. c. 13) was an Act of the Parliament of England which made it high treason to correspond with the deposed King James II. It was replaced by the Correspondence with the Pretender Act 1697 (9 Will. 3. c. 1).

After James's death, the Correspondence with James the Pretender (High Treason) Act 1701 (13 & 14 Will. 3. c. 3) and the Correspondence with Enemies Act 1704 (3 & 4 Ann. c. 13) made it treason to correspond with his son, and the Treason Act 1743 (17 Geo. 2. c. 39) made it treason to correspond with his son's sons.

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