Correspondence with Enemies Act 1691
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The Correspondence with Enemies Act 1691 (3 & 4 W.& M. 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 It was repealed and replaced by the Correspondence with the Pretender Act 1697
. After James's death, the Correspondence with James the Pretender (High Treason) Act 1701
and the Correspondence with Enemies Act 1704 made it treason to correspond with his son, and the Treason Act 1743
made it treason to correspond with his son's sons.
Act of Parliament
An Act of Parliament is a statute enacted as primary legislation by a national or sub-national parliament. In the Republic of Ireland the term Act of the Oireachtas is used, and in the United States the term Act of Congress is used.In Commonwealth countries, the term is used both in a narrow...
of the Parliament of England
Parliament of England
The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England. In 1066, William of Normandy introduced a feudal system, by which he sought the advice of a council of tenants-in-chief and ecclesiastics before making laws...
which made it high treason
High treason
High treason is criminal disloyalty to one's government. Participating in a war against one's native country, attempting to overthrow its government, spying on its military, its diplomats, or its secret services for a hostile and foreign power, or attempting to kill its head of state are perhaps...
to correspond with the deposed King James II
James II of England
James II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland...
. It was repealed and replaced by the Correspondence with the Pretender Act 1697
Correspondence with the Pretender Act 1697
The Correspondence with the Pretender Act 1697 was an Act of the Parliament of England which made it high treason to correspond with the deposed King James II...
. After James's death, the Correspondence with James the Pretender (High Treason) Act 1701
Correspondence with James the Pretender (High Treason) Act 1701
The Correspondence with James the Pretender Act 1701 was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of England passed in 1701. The long title of the Act is "An Act for the Attainder of the pretended Prince of Wales of High Treason"...
and the Correspondence with Enemies Act 1704 made it treason to correspond with his son, and the Treason Act 1743
Treason Act 1743
The Treason Act 1743 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which made it high treason to correspond with any of the sons of James Francis Edward Stuart , who claimed to be king of Great Britain and of Ireland...
made it treason to correspond with his son's sons.