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A82476 An act of indempnity and free pardon. Tuesday, July 12. 1659. Ordered by the Parliament; that this Act be forthwith printed and published. Thomas St. Nicholas Clerk of the Parliament. England and Wales. 1659 (1659) Wing E1145; Thomason E1074_9; ESTC R208299 5,132 14

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AN ACT OF INDEMPNITY AND Free Pardon Tuesday July 12. 1659. ORdered by the Parliament That this Act be forthwith Printed and Published Thomas St. Nicholas Clerk of the Parliament LONDON Printed by John Field and Henry Hills Printers to the Parliament And are to be sold at the seven Stars in Fleet-street over against Dunstans Church 1659. AN ACT OF INDEMPNITY AND Free Pardon IT having pleased Almighty God after a violent illegal Interruption to restore the Parliament of this Common-wealth to its former Station and with it to revive and re-establish the Government of these Nations in the way of a Free State without a King Single Person or House of Peers And whereas during the said Interruption and the various Changes and Alterations which followed many things have been Attempted Done and Acted inconsistent with the Interest of this Commonwealth and contrary to Law of which notwithstanding the Parliament being desirous by all good ways and means and with all convenient speed to remove all Iealousies Doubts Distrusts and Fears which may remain upon the hearts of many of the people of these Nations in reference to such their by-past Actings and that their Mindes Persons and Estates may be Composed Quieted Setled and Secured and all Disputes Questions and Troubles thereupon arising and all displeasure and evil will thereby occasioned may be Annulled Extinguished and buried in perpetual Oblivion so that the Government now again restored may be chearfully complyed with Have Enacted and Ordained and be it Enacted and Ordained by this Present Parliament and by the Authority of the same That all and every person and persons Bodies Politique and Corporate of or within England Scotland and Ireland or any of them or the Dominions and Territories to them or any of them belonging or appertaining who have at any time since the nineteenth of April in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred fifty three and before the first of June One thousand six hundred fifty nine Advised Counselled Acted or done or Commanded or appointed to be acted or done or have consented to permitted or suffered to be acted and done any matter or thing whatsoever tending to or concerning any change or alteration of the Government of these Nations from a Commonwealth or Free-State or tending to the abetting or countenancing such change or alteration or in pursuance of such change or alteration or by vertue or colour of any Authority derived mediately or immediately of or from any convention or assembly called or reputed a Parliament or by vertue or colour of any Writ Commission Letters Patents Instruction or Instructions of or from any person or persons Tituled Reputed or taken to be Lord Protector or Chief Magistrate of this Commonwealth or Commander in Chief of the Forces or Armies of this Common-wealth or by any other Pretence Warrant Command or Commands whatsoever from them or any of them or their or either of their respective Councils or any Member of such Council or Councils or from any other person or persons whatsoever Deriving Authority from them or any of them That all and every such person and persons and all such Counsellors Advisors Actors and abettors their Heirs Executors and Administrators of them and every of them and all Bodies Corporate and Politique and their Successors for ever shall be and are hereby fully acquitted pardoned released indempnified discharged and saved harmless of and from all and all manner of Treasons Misprisions of Treasons Offences Crimes and Misdemeanors whatsoever by them or any of them committed acted done suffered or consented unto of what nature quality or kinde soever the persons or crimes be or may be deemed in reference to the several changes in Government and actings thereupon as aforesaid since the first day of April in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred fifty three and before the first day of June One thousand six hundred fifty nine and of all and all manner of Indictments Impeachments Informations Actions Suits Prosecutions Iudgements Executions Molestations and Demands whatsoever for or by reason of or concerning the same be it either for or on the behalf of the Keepers of the Liberty of England by Authority of Parliament or the Parliament of this Common-wealth or by for or on the behalf of any person or persons whatsoever for or concerning the same And also Be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That this Act and Free Pardon shall be as good and effectual in the Law to every the persons aforesaid in for concerning and against all things before mentioned or intended as the same Pardon should have been if all and every the offences Offenders Crimes Causes Matters Indictments Impeachments Informations Actions Suits Quarrels Iudgements Executions Penalties and all other things herein contained or concerned had been particularly specially and plainly named rehearsed and specified and also Acquitted Pardoned and discharged by proper and express words and names in their kindes natures and qualities by words and terms thereunto requisite to have been put in and expressed in this present Act of Free Pardon And furthermore That the said Pardon by the General Words Clauses and Sentences before rehearsed shall be Reputed Deemed Adjudged Expounded Allowed and taken in all manner of Courts of Iustice and elsewhere most beneficial and available to all and singular the persons before Meant Mentioned or Intended and to every of them without any Ambiguity Question or Delay whatsoever to be Made Pleaded Objected or Alledged by the Attourney General of the Commonwealth or by any person or persons for or on the behalf of the said Keepers of the Liberty of England or on the behalf of the Parliament or on the behalf of any other person or persons whatsoever And be it further Enacted and Declared That all Fines Recoveries Verdicts Iudgements Statutes Recognizances Inquisitions Indictments Presentments Informations Decrees Sentences Probates of Wills Granting of Letters of Administration Writs Returns of Writs Orders Acts and other Proceedings relating to the administration of Iustice according to Law or Equity had made given taken or done or Depending in the Courts of Chancery Vpper-Bench Common-Pleas and Court of Exchequer by any the Commissioners Iudges Sheriffs Coroners or Ministers thereof respectively or by any other the Iudges Commissioners or Ministers of any Court of Record Court of Admiralty or Delegates or other Court of Law or Equity or by or upon Commissions of Assize and Nisi prius of Oyer and Terminer Goal-Delivery Commissions of the Peace or upon any Commission of Sewers Bankrupts Charitable Vses or other Commissions relating as aforesaid and all Process and Proceedings therein or thereupon had made given done or suffered in England Scotland or Ireland or either of them or the Dominions and Territories to them or either of them belonging or appertaining since the Nineteenth day of April in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred fifty three and before the First day of June One thousand six hundred fifty nine shall not