Security of King and Government Act 1695

XVII. English Subjects returned from France since 29th Sept. 1695, without Licence under 3 W. & M. c. 13. to surrender

themselves and take the Oaths of 1 W.& M. c.8. and give Security for good Behaviour; or otherwise not having Licence to continue, to depart the Kingdom and not return during the War with France, without Licence. Refusing to surrender, &c. or returning, Premunire.

And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That all and every of His Majesties Subjects who att any time since the Nine and twentieth day of September in the Yeare One thousand six hundred ninety five have or hath returned out of France or any of the French Kings Dominions into any of His Majesties Dominions in Europe without Licence first had and obtained from His Majesty according to the Act made in the Third and Fourth Yeares of Their said Majestyes Reigne intituled An Act against corresponding with Their Majesties Enemies shall on or before the last day of May One thousand six hundred ninety six surrender him her or themselves to one of His Majesties Principal Secretaries of State for the time being or to the Chief Justice of the Court of Kings Bench or to the Chief Justice of the Court of Co[m]mon Pleas and take the Oaths mentioned in an Act made in the First Yeare of the Reigne of His present Majesty and the late Queen Mary intituled An Act for the abrogating of the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance and appointing other Oaths and give Security for their good Behaviour for One Yeare thence to come or shall enter into and give such Security as the said Secretaries and Chief Justices respectively shall think fitt to require that he she or they unlesse licensed to continue here by His Majesty under His Sign Manual shall within Twenty Days depart this Kingdom and not returne into the same or any of His Majesties Dominions in Europe dureing the Con[t]tinuance of the Warr with the French King without such Licence as aforesaid And in case any of His Majesties said Subjects shall neglect or refuse to surrender him her or themselves and to take the said Oaths and to give such Security for their good Behaviour or shall not depart this Kingdom accordingly or shall returne into this Kingdom or any His Majesties Dominions aforesaid dureing the co[m]ntinuance of the War aforesaid without such Licence as aforesaid every Person so neglecting refusing or returning shall incurr the said Danger and Penalty of Premunire.