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 eng Treason -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- William and Mary, 1689-1702 -- Early works to 1800. France -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- Scotland eebo Act against corresponding with France. Edinburgh, the twenty third day of May, 1693. Scotland. Convention of Estates. 1693 2 318 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2014-06 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-08 Sampled and proofread 2014-08 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2015-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
ACT Against Corresponding with France . Edinburgh , the Twenty Third Day of May , 1693.

OUR SOVERAIGN LORD and LADY , the King and Queens Majesties ; Considering that this Kingdom being now in a state of War with the French King , is in great and imminent Danger from Correspondencies with persons in His Dominions : Do hereby , with Advice and Consent of the Estates of Parliament , Statute and Ordain , that none of the Subjects within this Kingdom , without express Leave from Their Majesties , or Their Privy Council , presume to go to the Kingdom of France , or any of the Dominions subject to the French King , after the first day of June next to come , or being already in the said Kingdom of France , or Countries foresaid , presume to stay or abide therein , after the first day of August next , without express leave from Their Majesties or Their Privy Council , under the Pain of Treason . And further it is Statute and Ordained , that none of the Subjects of this Kingdom , presume without Authority foresaid , to correspond , keep Intelligence , or have Commerce by Letters , with any person residing within the said Kingdom or Dominions , after the date hereof , under the pain of being punished as Corresponders with declared Traitors , and that this Act continue and stand in force during this War , and no longer ; as also , that it be without any prejudice of any former Acts made against Treason or Treasonable Correspondencies , or the Punishment of such as have already incurred the Pains thereof .

Extracted forth of the Records of Parliament , by TARBAT , Cls. Registri .

Edinburgh , Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson , Printer to Their most Excellent Majesties , 1693.