
For the secureing the Peace of the Kingdome in this Time of Imminent Danger against the Attempts and TrayterousConspiracies of evill disposed PersonsPersons committed by Warrant of Privy Council on Suspicion of Treason may be detained, and Judge, &c. not to bail without Order.Bee it Enacted by the King and Queene's most Excellent Majesties by and with the Advice and Consent of theLords Spirituall and Temporall and Commons in this present Parlyament Assembled and by the Authoritie of thesame That every Person or Persons that shall be committed by Warrant of Their said Majestyes most HonourablePrivy Councill Signed by Six of the said Privy Councill at least for Suspition of High Treason may be detayned insafe Custodie till the Seventeenth Day of Aprill in the Yeare of Our Lord One thousand six hundred eighty andnine, without Baile or Mainprize and that noe Judge or other Person shall Baile or Try any such Person or Persons soeCommitted without Order from Their said Majestyes Privy Councill Signed by Six of the said Privy Councill at leasttill the said Seventeenth Day of Aprill any Law or Statute to the contrary notwithstanding.
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Provided alwayes That from and after the said Seventeenth day of Aprill the said Persons soe Committed shall havethe Benefitt and Advantage of an Act made in the One and thirtyeth Yeare of King Charles the Second Entituled AnAct for the better Secureing the Liberty of the Subject and for Prevention of Imprisonment beyond the Seas and alsoeof all other Laws and Statutes any way relateing to or provideing for the Liberty of the Subjects of this Realme
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And that this present Act shall continue untill the said Seventeenth day of Aprill and noe longer.
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Provided alwayes and bee it Enacted That nothing in this Act shall be construed to extend to the Auncient Rightsand Priviledges of Parlyament or to the Imprisonment or Detayning of any Member of either House of Parlyamentuntill the Matter of which he stands suspected be first communicated to the House of which he is a Member andthe Consent of the said House obtained for his Committment or Detayning.