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Treason Act 1695

1695 CHAPTER 3 7 and 8 Will 3

An Act for regulateing of Tryals in Cases of Treason and Misprision of Treason.

Whereas nothing is more just and reasonable than that Persons prosecuted for High Treason and Misprision of Treason whereby the Libties Lives Honour Estates Bloud and Posterity of the Subjects may bee lost and destroyed should bee justly and equally tried and that Persons accused as Offenders therein should not bee debarred of all just and equal Means for Defence of their Innocencies in such Cases In order thereunto and for the better Regulation of Tryals of Persons prosecuted for High Treason and Misprision of such Treason

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C1Short title given by Short Titles Act 1896 (c. 14)

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