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Mass Arrests and Detention Warrant in 1715 Privy Council Action
The document details an expansive royal order empowering detention without bail for suspected treason in 1715 Britain. It covers warrants by Privy Council or secretaries of state, actions by sheriffs and magistrates, and provisions for seizure of horses valued at five pounds or more, with detention for up to six weeks and fees for keepers. It also references limits on judges and rights of Parliament and notes related international dispatches from the Amsterdam press.
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