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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/correspondence-with-the-pretender-act-1697/section-II",
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  "legislation": "aep/Will3/9/1",
  "legislation_title": "Correspondence with the Pretender Act 1697",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/correspondence-with-the-pretender-act-1697",
  "path": "section/II",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "II",
  "heading": "Persons without Licence aiding, corresponding, &c. with the late King James,",
  "text": "High Treason.\nAnd for preventing trayterous Correspondence betweene His Majesties Subjects and the late King James or his Adherents Be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any of His Majesties Subjects from and after the said Foureteenth Day of January One thousand six hundred ninety seven without Licence from His Majesty shall within this Realme or without in order to give any Aid or Assistance to the said late King James hold entertaine or keep any Intelligence or Correspondence by Letters Messages or otherwise with the said late King James or with any Persons imployed by him knowing such Person to be so imployed or shall without Licence from His Majesty by Bill of Exchange or otherwise remitt or pay any Su[m]m or Sums of Money for the Use or Service of the late King James knowing such Money to be for such Use or Service such Person so offending being lawfully convicted shall be taken deemed and adjudged to be guilty of High Treason and shall suffer and forfeit as in Cases of High Treason.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Will3/9/1/section/II",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:23:06.453980+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}