HABEAS CORPUS SUSPENSION RENEWAL ACT (1695). An Act for Impowering His Majesty to Apprehend and Detain such Persons as he shall find Cause to Suspect are Conspiring again his Royal Person or Government.

NINE YEARS WAR. Great Britain. Parliament.

Published by London: Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb, 1695

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Folio (12 inches). 7 & 8 William III, Chapter 11. General title leaf + pages 343-346. Woodcut Royal coat of arms, headband, and decorative initial. Text in Black Letter. Neatly extracted from a bound volume and expertly mended. Contemporary signature and small circular ex-library stamp on general title leaf and first leaf of text. As the war with France raged on, there was growing concern for the safety and welfare of the recently-widowed monarch, King William III (Queen Mary II having passed away in late December, 1694) and the security of the country. In response to a heightened state of security, this Act renewed the temporary suspension of the writ of habeas corpus in England for the period between February 20 and September 1, 1696. The law permitted the Privy Council to arrest those (excluding members of both Houses of Parliament) that were suspected of high treason, and imprison them without bail or trial.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: HABEAS CORPUS SUSPENSION RENEWAL ACT (1695). An Act for Impowering His Majesty to Apprehend and Detain such Persons as he shall find Cause to Suspect are Conspiring again his Royal Person or Government.
• Publisher: London: Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb
• Publication Date: 1695
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • NINE YEARS WAR