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A46582 A proclamation of the Kings Majesties most gracious and general pardon England and Wales. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James II); James II, King of England, 1633-1701. 1685 (1685) Wing J363; ESTC R24087 4,876 3

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J R HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE DIEV ET MON DROIT A PROCLAMATION OF THE Kings Majesties most Gracious and General Pardon JAMES R. WHereas soon after Our Coronation We had given Order for preparing of a Bill containing Our most Gracious General and Free Pardon to Our Loving Subjects with intention to have passed the same into an Act in the first Session of Our Parliament but were unhappily prevented therein by the late most Vnnatural Rebellion which since it hath pleased Almighty God by his Blessing upon Our Arms to Suppress We have thought fit to renew Our Princely Intentions of Grace and Mercy to Our Subjects especially considering the stedfast Loyalty of the far greater number of Our Subjects who continued firm in their Obedience to Vs notwithstanding that Rebellion And being perswaded that many of those who joyned themselves in that Rebellion being poor Labourers and Handicraftsmen were drawn and seduced thereinto by the subtile and crafty Insinuations of some Ill-disposed Persons of greater Note and Quality then themselves and not from their own Evil Rancour of mind and Traiterous Aversion to Vs or Our Government whose Condition We in Our Princely Clemency commiserating And to the end their fears and dispair of Our Mercy may not betray them to evil and lewd courses of Life but that they may with safety return to their Obedience to Vs and to their former Habitations Labours and Imployments And that the minds of other Our Subjects may be quieted and that all Fears and Iealousies which may concern their security for any matter since Our Reign or in the Reign of Our late Dearly beloved Brother be removed and wholly taken away as much as in Vs lies We of Our especial Grace and Tenderness to Our People do hereby Publish and Declare this Our most Royal and Gracious Pardon And We do hereby for Vs Our Heirs and Successors Pardon Acquit Release and Discharge all and every Our Subjects except Bodies Politick and Incorporate and such other Persons who shall be herein or hereby excepted of this Our Realm of England Dominion of Wales and the Town of Berwick upon Tweed their Heirs Executors and Administrators them and every of them against Vs Our Heirs and Successors of and from all manner of Treasons Felonies Misprisions of Treason or Felony Treasonable or Seditious Words or Libels Seditious and unlawful Meetings and Conventicles all Offences whereby any Person may be Charged with the Penalty and Danger of Praemunire All Riots Routs Offences Contempts Trespasses and Misdemeanours and all Iudgments and Convictions for not coming to Church and of and from the Forfeitures and Securities for the same or any of them heretofore had committed or done except as herein or hereby after is excepted And Our Will and Pleasure is That neither Our said Subjects nor any of them nor the Heirs Executors or Administrators of any of them be or shall be sued vexed or disquieted in their Bodies Goods or Chattels Lands or Tenements for any manner of Matter Cause Contempt Misdemeanour Forfeiture Offence or any other thing heretofore suffered done or committed or omitted against Vs or Our late brother His or Our Crown Dignity Prerogative Laws or Statutes and not herein or hereby after excepted And that this Our Grant of General Pardon by the General Words Clauses and Sentences before rehearsed shall be reputed deemed adjudged expounded allowed and taken in all manner of Our Courts and elsewhere most beneficially and liberally for Our said Subjects thereby Pardoned in all things not hereafter excepted as if their particular Persons and Crimes had herein been at large and fully expressed Excepted and always foreprized out of this Our Pardon all Treasons Committed or Done in the Parts beyond the Seas or in any other Place out of this Realm And also Excepted all Offences in Forging or false Counterfeiting the Great or Privy Seal Sign Manual or Privy Signet or any of Our Moneys Currant within this Our Realm or of unlawful Diminution of any of the said Moneys by any ways or means whatsoever and all Abetting Aiding Comforting or Procuring the said Offences or any of them And also Excepted all voluntary Murders Petty Treasons Wilful Poysonings and all Offences of being accessary to the same or any of them before the Fact committed And also all Piracies and Robberies committed upon the Sea Robberies upon the High-ways Burglaries in Houses and all Offences of being Accessary to the said Offences or any of them And also Excepted the detestable and abominable Vice of Buggery committed with Man or Beast All Rape and Carnal Ravishments of Women All Ravishments and wilful taking away or Marrying of any Maid Widow or Damsel against her will or without the Consent or Agreement of her Parents or of such as then had her in Custody and all Offences of Aiding Comforting Abetting or Procuring the said Offences or any them And also Excepted all Offences of Perjury Subornation of Witnesses Razing Forging or Counterfeiting any Deeds Escripts Inquisitions Indentures of Appraisment or other Writings or Publishing the same Forging or Counterfeiting any Examinations or Testimonies of any Witness or Witnesses tending to bring any Person or Persons into danger of his Life and all Procuring and Counselling of any of the said Offences And also Except all Treasons Offences Misdemeanours and Contempts other then such for which Iudgment of Praemunire hath or may be given or for not coming to Church of and for which any Indictments Actions Bill Plaint or Information or other Process at any time within six years last past hath been commenced sued or depended in any of His Majesties Courts at Westminster or other His Majesties Courts of Record held within the Cities of Lo●don and Westminster and County of Middlesex and is there depending or remaining to be prosecuted or whereupon any Verdict Iudgment Outlawry or Decree is already Given Awarded or Entred And all Fines Forfeitures and Penalties thereupon now due or accrued or which shall or may be due accrue or grow to the Kings Majesty and all Executions for the same And also Except all Informations and other Proceedings concerning High-ways and Bridges or for Repairing County Goals and all Fines and Issues set or Returned thereupon since the year One thousand six hundred seventy nine And also Except all Offences in taking away imbezling or purloyning any Goods Moneys Chattels Iewels Armore Munition Stores Naval Provisions Shipping Ordnance or other Habiliments of War belonging to Vs or Our late Brother And also Except all Offences of Incest Dilapidations or Simony And also Except all Contempts and Process thereupon issuing in or out of any Court of Equity And also Except all Recognizances Conditions and Covenants and all Penalties Titles and Forfeitures of Offices Conditions or Covenants forfeited accrued or grown to Vs or to Our late Brother by reason of the Breach or not performing of any Office Covenant or Condition whatsoever Also Excepted all Concealments Frauds Corruptions Misdemeanours and Offences whereby