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A74486 An act for the establishing an High Court of Justice. Together with 1. An act prohibiting the proclaiming of any person to be king over England or Ireland, or the dominions thereof. 2. An act declaring what offences shall be adjudged treason. 3. An another act declaring what offences shall be adjudged treason. 4. An act for a seal of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England. Tuesday the 22th of November, 1653. Ordered by the Parliament, that this act passed yesterday, entituled, An act for the establishing an High Court of Justice, be forthwith printed and published: and that the several other acts therein mentioned be printed therewith. Hen: Scobell, Clerk of the Parliament. England and Wales. Parliament. 1653 (1653) Thomason E1062_26; ESTC R209424 6,846 16

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the Parliament An Act prohibiting the Proclaiming of any person to be King of England or Ireland or the Dominions thereof WHereas Charls Stuart King of England being for the notorious Treasons Tyrannies and Murthers committed by him in the late Unnatural and Cruel wars condemned to death whereupon after Execution of the same several protences may be made and title set on foot unto the Kingly Office to the apparent hazard of the publique Peace for prevention thereof Be it Enacted and Ordained by this present Parliament and by Authority of the same That no person or persons whatsoever do presume to Proclaim Declare Publish or any way promote Charls Stuart Son of the said Charls commonly called The Prince of Wales or any other person to be King or chief Magistrate of England or of Ireland or of any the Dominions belonging to them or either of them by colour of Inheritance Succession Election or any other Claim whatsoever without the free consent of the People in Parliament first had and signified by a particular Act or Ordinance for that purpose Any Statute Law Usage or Custom to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstanding And be it further Enacted and Ordained and it is hereby Enacted and Ordained That whosoever shall contrary to this Act Proclaim Declare Publish or any way promote the said Charls Stuart the Son or any other person to be King or Chief Magistrate of England or of Ireland or of any the Dominions belonging to them or to either of them without the said consent in Parliament signified as aforesaid shall be deemed and adjudged a Traytor to the Commonwealth and shall suffer pains of Death and such other punishments as belong to the Crime of high Treason And all Officers as well Civil as Military and all other well affected persons are hereby authorized and required forthwith to apprehend all such Offenders and to bring them in safe Custrody to the next Iustice of the Peace that they may be proceeded against accordingly Die Martis 30. Ianuarii 1648. ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament That this Act be forthwith Printed and Published H Scobell ler. Parl. D. Com. An Act declaring what Offences shall be adjudged Treason WHereas the Parliament hath abolished the Kingly Office in England and Ireland and in the Dominions and Territories thereunto belonging and having Resolved Declared That the people shall for the future be governed by its own Representatives or National meetings in Councel Chosen and Entrusted by them for that purpose hath setled the Government in the way of a Commonwealth and Free State without King or House of Lords Be it Enacted by this present Parliament and by the authority of the same That if any person shall maliciously or advisedly publish by writing Printing or openly Declaring That the said Government is Tyrannical Usurped or Unlawful or that the Commons in Parliament assembled are not the Supreme Authority of this Nation or shall plot contrive or endeavor to stir up or raise force against the present Government or for the subversion or alteration of the same and shall declare the same by any open deed That then every such Offence shall be taken deemed and adjudged by authority of this Parliament to be High Treason And whereas the Keepers of the Liberty of England and the Councel of State constituted and to be from time to time constituted by authority of Parliament are to be under the said Representatives in Parliament entrusted for the maintenance of the said Government with several Powers and Authorities limited given and appointed unto them by the Parliament Be it likewise Enacted by the authority aforesaid That if any person shall maliciously and advisedly plot or endeavor the subversion of the said Keepers of the Liberty of England or the Councel of State and the same shall declare by any open deed or shall move any person or persons for the doing thereof or stir up the people to rise against them or either of them their or either of their Authorities That then every such Offence and Offences shall be taken Deemed and Declared to be High Treason And whereas the Parliament for their just and lawful Defence hath raised and levyed the Army and Forces now under the Command of Thomas Lord Fairfax and are at present necessitated by reason of the manifold Distractions within this Commonwealth and Invasions threatned from abroad to continue the same which under God must be the instrumental means of preserving the well-affected people of this Nation in peace and safety Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any person not being an Officer Soldier or Member of the Army shall plot contrive or endeavor to stir up any Mutiny in the said Army or withdraw any Soldiers or Officers from their obedience to their Superior Officers or from the preseut Government as aforesaid or shall procure invite ayd or assist any foreigners or Strangers to Invade England or Ireland or shall adhere to any Forces raised by the Enemies of the Parliament or Commonwealth or keepers of the Liberty of England or if any person shall counterfeit the Great Seal of England for the time being used appointed by authority of Parliament That then every such offence and offences shall be taken deemed and Declared by the authority of this Parliament to be High Treason and every such persons shall suffer pains of Death and also forfeit unto the Keepers of the Liberty of England to and for the use of the Commonwealth all and singular his and their Lands Tenements and Hereditaments Goods and Chattels as in case of High Treason hath been used by the Laws and Statutes of this Land to be forfeit and lost Provided always That no persons shall be Indicted and Arraigned for any of the Offences mentioned in this Act unless such Offenders shall be Indicted or Prosecuted for the same within one year after the Offence committed Die Lunae 14 Maii 1649. ORdered by the Parliament That this Act be forthwith Printed and Published Hen Scobell Cleric Parliamenti An Act declaring what Offences shall be adjudged Treason Whereas the Parliament hath abolished the Kingly Office in England and Ireland and in the Dominions and Territories thereunto belonging and having Resolved and Declared That the people shall for the future be governed by its own Representatives or National Meetings in Councel thosen and entrusted by them for that purpose hath setled the Government in the way of a Commonwealth and Free-State without King or house of Lords Be it enarted by this present Parliament and by the Authority of the same That if any person shall malitiously or advisedly publish by Writing Printing or openly Declaring That the said Government is Tyrannical Usurped or Unlawful or that the Commons in Parliament assembled are not the Supream Authority of this Nation or shall plot Contribe or Endeavor to stir up or raise force against the present Government or for the Subbersion or Alteration of the same and shall