Correspondence with Enemies Act 1691

Correspondence with Enemies Act 1704
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of England
Long title	An Act to prevent all traiterous Correspondence with Her Majesty's Enemies.
Citation	3 & 4 Ann. c. 13; 3 & 4 Ann. c. 14;
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	14 March 1705
Commencement	25 March 1705
Repealed	15 July 1867
Other legislation
Repealed by	Statute Law Revision Act 1867
Relates to	Correspondence with Enemies Act 1691; Security of King and Government Act 1695; Correspondence with the Pretender Act 1697; Correspondence with James the Pretender (High Treason) Act 1701; Mutiny Act 1703; Treason Act 1743;
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

Correspondence with Enemies Act 1691
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of England
Long title	An Act against corresponding with Their Majesties Enemies.
Citation	3 Will. & Mar. c. 13
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	24 February 1692
Commencement	22 October 1691
Repealed	15 July 1867
Other legislation
Amended by	Correspondence with the Pretender Act 1697
Relates to	Security of King and Government Act 1695; Correspondence with the Pretender Act 1697; Correspondence with James the Pretender (High Treason) Act 1701; Mutiny Act 1703; Correspondence with Enemies Act 1704; Treason Act 1708; Treason Act 1743;
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

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)^[b].

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After James's death, the Correspondence with James the Pretender (High Treason) Act 1701 (13 & 14 Will. 3. c. 3)^[b] and the Correspondence with Enemies Act 1704 (3 & 4 Ann. c. 13)^[b] 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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