AN ACT FOR THE KINGS MAIESTIES MOST GRACIOVS GENERALL AND FREE PARDON DUBLIN Printed by the Society of Stationers M.DC.XXXV Caroli Regis AN ACT FOR THE KINGS MAIESTIES MOST GRACIOVS GENERAL AND FREE PARDON THE Kings Maiestie most graciously considering the good-will and faithfull hearts of his most louing and obedient Subiects which as at all times so at this present especially they hauing with most dutifull affection shewed towards his Highnes and vnderstanding that the same his louing Subiects haue many and sundry wayes by the Lawes and Statutes of this Realme falue into the danger of diuers great penalties forfeitures is of his Princely and merciful disposition most graciously inclined to extend vnto them his liberall and free Pardon trusting they wil be the rather moued induced henceforth more carefully to obserue his Highnes Lawes Statutes and to continue in their legall due obedience to his Maiestie And therefore his Maiestie is well pleased and contented that it bee enacted by the authoritie of this present Parliament and be it enacted by the authority of the same in manner and forme following that is to say That all and euery the said Subiects aswell Spirituall as Temporall of this his Highnes Realme of Ireland the Heires Successors Executors Administrators of them euery of them all and singular bodies in any manner of wise corporated Litties Burroughs Shires Hundreds Baronies Townes Villages Hamlets and Tythings and euery of them and the Successor and Successors of euery of them shal be by the authority of this present Parliament acquitted pardoned released discharged against the Kings Maiestie his Heires and Successors and euery of them of all manner of Treasons Felonies Offences Contempts Trespasses Entries Wrongs Deceits Misdemeanors Forfeitures penalties and summes of money paines of death paines corporall and pecuniarie and generally of all other things causes quarrells suits iudgments and executions in this present Act hereafter not excepted nor fore-prised which may be or can be by his Highnes in any wise or by any meanes pardoned before and vnto the three and twentieth day of May last past to euery or any of his said Subiects Bodies corporate Cittyes Burroughs Shires Hundreds Baronies Townes Villages and Tythings or any of them And also the Kings Maiestie is contented that it be enacted by authoritie of this present Parliament and be it enacted by the authoritie of the same that this his said free Pardon shal be as good effectuall in the Law to euery of his said Subiects bodies Corporate and others before rehearsed in for and against all things which be not hereafter in this present Act excepted fore-prised as the same pardon should haue been if all offences contempts forfeitures causes matters suits quarrells iudgements executions penalties and all other things not hereafter in this present Act excepted and fore-prised had beene particularly singularly especially and playnely named rehearsed and specified also pardoned by proper and expresse words and names in their kindes natures and qualities by words and tearmes thereunto requisite to haue beene put in and expressed in this present Act of free pardon And that his said Subiects nor any of them nor the Heires Executors or Administrators of any of them nor the said bodies corporate and others before named and rehearsed nor any of them be nor shal be sued vexed or inquieted in their Bodies Goods Chattles Lands or Tenements for any manner of matter cause contempt misdemeanor forfeiture trespasse offence or any other thing suffered done or committed before the said three and twentieth day of May last past against his Highnesse his Crown Dignity prerogatiue Lawes or Statutes but onely for such matters causes and offences as be rehearsed mentioned or in some wise touched in the exceptions of this present Act to be foreprised and excepted and for none other any Statute or Statutes Lawes Customes or Vsages heeetofore had made or vsed to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding And the Kings Highnesse of his bounteous liberality by the authority of this present Parliament granteth and freely giueth to euery of his Subiects and to euery of the said bodies corporate other before rehearsed and euery of them all Goods Chattels debts fines issues profits amerciaments forfeitures and summes of money by any of them forfeited which to his Highnes doe or should belong or appertaine by reason of any offence contempt trespasse entry misdemeanor matter cause or quarrell suffered done or committed by them or any of them before the said three twentieth day of May last past which bee not hereafter in this present Act fore prised and excepted And be it enacted neuerthelesse that all grants thereof or of any part thereof made by any such as haue so forfeited the same and are hereby restored as aforesaid and all Executions thereof or of any part thereof had against any such after such forfeiture thereof committed or made shall be of such force and effect as if no such forfeiture thereof had beene had or made and of no other The same forfeiture or any thing before in this Act to the contrary notwithstanding And that all euery the Kings said Subiects and all and singular bodies corporate others before rehearsed may by him or themselues or by his or their Deputie or Deputies or by his or their Attourney or Attourneyes according to the Lawes of this Realme plead and minister this present Act of free pardon for his or their discharge of for any thing that is by vertue of this present Act pardoned discharged giuen or granted without any Fee or other thing paying to any person or persons for writing or entry of the Iudgments or other cause concerning such plea writing or entry but only sixteene pence to bee payed to the Officer or Clerke that shall enter such plea matter or Iudgment for the parties discharge in that behalfe any Law Statute Vsage or Custome to the contrary notwithstanding And furthermore the Kings Maiestie is contented pleased That it be enacted by the authority of this present Parliament that this his said free pardon by the generall words clauses and sentences before rehearsed shal be reputed deemed adiudged expounded allowed taken in all manner of Courts of his Highnesse and elsewhere most beneficiall and availeable to all and singular the said Subiects bodies corporate and others before rehearsed to euery of them in all things not in this present Act excepted or fore-prised without any ambiguitie question or other delay whatsoeuer it shall be to be made pleaded obiected or alledged by the King our Soueraigne Lord his Heires or Successors or by his or any of their generall Attourney or Atourneyes or by any person or persons for his Highnesse or any of his Heires or Successors And furthermore it is enacted by the King our Soueraigne Lord and by the authoritie of this present Parliament That if any Officer or Clerke of any his Highnesse Courts commonly called the Chantery Kings
Suits Accompts Impetitions of and for the same And also excepted out of this Pardon all Alienations made of and Lands Tenements or Hereditaments with out licence and all fines issues prosits that may or ought to grow or come to the Kings Maiestie by reason of any such Alienation without licence And also excepted out of this Pardon all wastes committed or done in any of the Kings Wards-Lands or in the Wards-lands of any of the Kings Committees And also all and euery Fine Fines for the single double value of the Marriage or Marriages of all euery Ward or Wards at any time heretofore grown to the Kings Maiestie sithenee the beginning of his Maiesties Raigne And also excepted all Wards and the Lands of such Wards as haue growne to the Kings Maiestie sithence the beginning of his Maiesties Raigne and all Liveryes Primer Seisins Ouster-lemains that ought to be had done or sued for or in respect of any the Ward or Wards-Lands before excepted And also excepted out of this generall Pardon all rauishments wrongfull taking with-holding of any of the Kings Wards or Wards-Lands before excepted or the rents and profits of the same all misdemeanors offences concerning the same And euery thing that by reason of any Ward or Wards-Lands before excepted or for default of suing or prosecuting of any Livery of the same ought to come or be to the Kings Maiestie which as yet is not discharged And also excepted all Fines that should or ought to grow to the Kings Maiestie that now is of any of his Widdowes that haue marryed without Licence since the beginning of his Maiesties Raigne Prouided alwayes and bee it enacted by the authority of this present Parliament That the Kings Maiestie his Heires and Successors shall haue and inioy the full whole Interest Beneat Profit and advantage of all Wardships before excepted and of all Liveryes Primer Seisins and Duster lemaines of all Manors Lands Tenements and Hereditaments whatsoeuer and all means issues rates profits for not prosecuting or not sueing of any Liuery or Ouster-lemaine happening growing or accrewing sithence the begining of his Maiesties Raigne as if this Act had neuer been had or made Prouided also and be it enacted That all and euery person persons which haue tendered or ought to sue his her or their or any of their Liueryes or Ouster-lemaines of or for any Manors Lands Tenements or Hereditaments whatsoeuer they bee shal sue his her or their Liuery Liueryes and Ouster lemaines out of our said Soueraigne Lord the Kings hands and shall answere pay their fines issues meane profits for his or their Manors Lands Tenements Hereditaments which haue growne and accrewed sithence the beginning of his Maiesties Raigne in like manner and forme to euery respect as they euery of them should or ought to haue done if this Act had neuer beene had nor made notwithstanding the not finding of any Office or Offices or any other matter whatsoeuer any article thing or things to this present Act of generall Pardon comprised and specified to the contrary notwithstanding And also excepted and fore-prised out of this Pardon all such persons as the last day of this present Session of Parliament bee in prison within the Castle of Dublin or in the prison of the Marshalsey of the foure Courts or otherwise restrayned of liberty by expresse commandement or directions of the Lord Deputy or of any his Matesties Priuy Louncell And also excepted out of this Pardon all and euery such person persons which at any time sithence the beginning of the Raigne of our late most gracious Soueraigne Lord King Iames of blessed memory haue fled out of this Realme of Ireland or any other his Maiesties Dominions for any offence of high Treason petit Treason or misprison of Treason And also excepted all such persons as be gone or fled out of this Realme for any cause contrary to the Lawes and Statutes of this Realme without the Licence of the Kings Maiestie or of the Lord Deputy or other thiese Gouernour or Gouernours of this Realme And also excepted all such persons as haue obtayned had Licence to depart this Realme for a certaine time and now doe abide out of the Realme without any lawfull excuse after the time of their Licence expired And also excepted out of this Pardon all and euery concealements and wrongfull detaynments of any Custome Subsidie Poundage or Impost due to the Kings Maiestie that now is all corruptions and misdemeanors of any Officer or Minister of or concerning any Custome Subsidie Poundage or Impost and all accompts impetitions and suits to bee had made or done for the same And also excepted all and singular accompts of all and euery Collector and Collectors of any Subsidie Poundage Custome Imposition Composition or other thing all accompts of euery other person whatsoeuer that ought to bee accomptant to the Kings Highnesse and the Heires Executors and Administrators of euery such person that ought to accompt for all things touching onely the same accompts And all and singular Arrerages of accoinpts vutrue accompts and all impetitions Charges Seisures Suits Demaunds and Executions which may or can bee had of or for any such accompt or accompts or any Arrerages of the same And also excepted all titles and actions of Quare impedit And also excepted all homages And also excepted all reliefe and reliefes heriots rents-seruices reuts-charges rents-serkes the arrerages of the same not done or payde to the Kings Highnesse And also excepted all conditions and couenants and penalties titles and forfeitures of condition or conditions couenant or couenants acctued or geowne to the Kings Marestie by reason of the breach not performing of any couenant or condition whatsoeuer And also excepted all summes of Money granted to the Kings Maiestie that now is or any of his noble Progeuitors by way or name of Subsidie contribution composition or otherwise and all concealements fraudes and offentes by which his Maiestie hath beene deceiued and not truly answered of or for the same And also excepted out of this Pardon all debts which were or be due to onr Soueraigne Lord the King or our late most gracious Soueraigne Lord King Iames of samous memory his Maiesties Royall Father or to any person or persons for or to any of their vses by any condemnation terognizance obligation or otherwise other theu such debts as are due vpon any obligation or recognizauce forfeited before the said three twentieth day of May last past for not keeping the peace or not being of good behauiour which debts geowne or accrewed vpon these causes viz. for not keeping of the peace of not being of the good behauior by this free Pardon be shall be clearely pardoned and discharged And also excepted fore-prised out of this Pardan all and singular penalties forfeitures and summes of money being due or accrewed to our Soueraigne Lord the
King by reason of any Act Statute or statutes which forfeitures panalties summes of money be converted into the nature of debts by any Iudgment order or decree or by the agreement of the offend or or offendors fithence the beginning of the raigne of our late gracious Soueraigne King Iames of samous meinory And also excepted all forfeitures of all Leases Estates or Iuterests of any Lands Tenements or Hereditaments holden of out Soueratgue Lord the Kings Maiestie by knights seruice or in sorage in Capite or otherwise by knights seruice made in one or seuerall assurances or leases for any tearme or tearmes of yeares whereupon the olde and accustomed rent or more is not reserued And also excepted all first fruits and twentieth parts growne due since the beginning of his Maiesties Raigne and at this present being due to be payed to his Maiestie by force of any Act or Statute or otherwise And also excepted all penalties and forfeitures whereof there is any verdier since the beginning of his Maiesties Raigne in any suite giuen or past for the Kings Maiestie And also excepted all forfeitures and other penalties and profits now due accrued and growne or which shall or may be due accrow or grow to the Kings Maiestie by reason of any offence misdemeanor or contempt or other Act or Deed had suffered committed or done contrary to any Act Statute or Statutes or contrary to the common Lawes of this Realine and whereof or for the which any action bill plaint or information at any time within eight yeares next before the last day of this present session of Parliament hath beene or shal be exhibited cōmenced or sued in the Courts of Castie-Thamber or Exchequer-Chamber or in any the Kings Maiesties Courts at Dublin now is or the said last day of this Session of Parliament shall be there depending remaining to be prosecuted or whereof the Kings Maiestie by his Letters Pattents vnder his great Seale of England or Ireland or by any Letter or Warrant vnder his Highnesse priuy signet of England hath heretofore made or directed to be made any gift or assignment to any person or persons whatsoeuer And also excepted out of this generall free pardon all offences contempts disorders covins frauds deceits misdemeanors whatssoeuer heretofore committed or done by any person or persons whereof or for the which any suite by bill plaint or information at any time within foure yeares next before the last day of this present Session of Parliament is or shall be commenced or exhibited in the Tourt of Castle-Chamber at Dublin shall be there the same last day of this Session of Parliament depending or whereupon any sentence or decree is giuen or entred And also excepted out of this Pardon all offences of periuries the subornation of witnesses offences of forging counterfeiting of any false deeds escripts or writings or of any examinations or testimonies of any witnesse or witnesses tending to bring an person or persons into danger of his life and the giuing of the same in evidence the counselling or procuring of any such counterfeiting or forgeing to be had or made And all false malicious conspiracies to bring any person or persons into danger of his life And also excepted out of this Pardon all euery offence or offences touching or concerning the carrying sending or conveying ouer the Seas out of this Realme of any gold siluer Iewels or any coyne of gold or siluer coutrary to the lawes or Statutes of this Realme vnlesse it were by the licence of the Kings Maiestie or of the Lord Deputie or other chiefe Gouernour or Gouernors of this Realme And also excepted out of this Pardon all offences of Heresse Schisme Incest Adultery Fornication Simonie all Usury where any interest hath beene receiued or taken aboue the rate proportion of ten pounds for the loane or forbearance of one hundred pounds for one yeare and so ratably for a greater or lesser summe or for a longer or shorter time all misdemeanors disturbances committed or made in any Church or Chappell in the time of Common-prayer preaching or diuine seruice there vsed to the disturbance thereof all out-lawries prosecutions vpon the same And also excepted all offences of drawing of Weapons vnlawfull striking or giuing of blowes all other force violence committed or done in any Tearme-time in the view of any the Kings Courts iudicially sitting at or in the kings Courts at Dublin or defore the Iudges of Assize in their seuerall Circuits for the which any person or persons now stand indicted convicted or attainted in any of his Maiesties said Courts And also excepted all offences wherby any person may be charged with the penaltie danger of Praemunire of the which offence or offences any person standeth already indicted or otherwise lawfully condemned or convicted And also excepted all dilapidations for which any Suite is or before the end of this Session of Parliament shal be depending And also excepted all offences whatsoeuer in Shipping or willingly assenting or causing to bee shipped to bee transported into any the parts beyond the Seas out of the obedience of his Matestie any Gunnes Ordinance Shot or Gun-mettall contrary to the Lawes Statutes of this Realme without Licence of his Matestie or of the Lord Deputie or other chiefe Gouernour or Gouernors of this Realme in that behalfe first had obtained And also all such as covenously or by consent or for the reliefe of any such as haue offended in or against any popular or penall Statute haue for the same offence or offences exhibited any action bill plaint information or suit against any such offendor or offendors And also excepted all offences in taking away imbezelling or purloyning any the kings Maiesties Goods Money Chattles Iewels Armor Munition Ordinance or Habiliments of warre And also excepted out of this pardon all manner of Extortions Briberies whatsoeuer And also excepted all covins fraudes deceipts other diforders misdemeanors whatsoeuer heretofore committed or done by any Steward of his Maiesties Manors or Courts Sheriffe or Under sheriffe or by any officer or minister in any of his Highnes Courts or any wayes trusted or imployed in or about his Maiesties Lands or Reuenue in or by reason or colour of any of their offices or places or any their Deputies or Clerkes all offences of ayding comforting assisting or procuring of any Sheriffe Under-sheriff or any such Officer Minister or Clerke in contriuing doing or executing any such extortion exaction covin fraud deceit disorder or misdemcanor And also excepted out of this Pardon all Issues Fines Amerciaments lost imposed assessed offered or taxed since the beginning of his Maiesties Raigne And also excepted all Issues Fines Amerciaments returned afferred taxed set or entred seuerally or particularly in any Court of Record at Dublin And yet neuerthelesse his Maiestie of his abundant grace fauour towards all his louing Subiects