¶ The Kynges Maiesties free and most general Pardon THe Kynges most royal Maiestie right well perceiuyng his louyng subiectes by many and sundrye wayes and meanes to haue borne and sustayned the great aduentures charges and busynesses of warres and defences of this his realme aswell in the tyme of his moste deare father kyng Henry the right as in his tyme and reigne entēdyng of his clemency and pitie to gratifie his sayd subiectes with his graces free and liberall pardon accordyng to his kyngly power trustyng assuredly that his sayd subiectes will continue his louyng and assured obedient subiectes and hereafter in suche sorte obey his highnes lawes and statutes as to theim and euery of theim of right appertaineth is fully and resolutely cōtented and pleased that it be enacted by aucthoritie of this present Parliament in maner and fourme folowyng that is to say that all and euery of his sayd subiectes aswell spirituall as temporall of this his realme of Englande Wales the Iles of Iernesey and Gernesey Barwicke Calleys Guysnes Hammes Bulloigne and Bullonoys the Marches of thesame the heires successours executours and administrators of them and euery of them and al and singuler bodies in any maner of wyse corporate Cities Boroughes Shires Ridynges Hundredes lathes rapes wapentakes tounes villages and tithynges and euery of them the successor and successors of them shal be by thaucthoritie of this present Parliament acquited pardoned released and discharged against the kynges highnes his heyres successours and executours and euery of theim of all maner of treasons heresies felonies robberies offences contemptes trespasses wronges deceiptes misdemenors forfaitures penalties and profites sūmes of money paynes of death paynes corporal pecuniary and all other thinges causes quarelles suites iudgementes and execucions whiche may be or can be by his highnes in any wise or by any meanes pardoned before vnto the xiiii day of Marche in the yere of our Lord God M. CCCCC xlviii other then suche as hereafter in this act be excepted or foreprised in suche maner and forme vnto suche tymes as they bee excepted or foreprised in this acte and other then suche as the clauses of prouiso hereafter mencioned doth extende vnto AND also the kynges highnes is further contented and pleased that it be enacted by the aucthoritie of this present Parliament that this his sayd general and free pardon shal be as good and effectuall in the law to euery of his sayd subiectes bodies corporate and other before rehersed to euery of them by the sayd general wordes before rehersed in all thinges whiche be not hereafter in this present act excepted or foreprised as the same pardon should haue been if all offences contemptes forfaitures causes matters suites quarrelles iudgemētes execucions penalties all other thynges not hereafter excepted nor contayned in any clause of prouiso hereafter mencioned had been particulerly singulerly specially plainly named rehersed and specified and also pardoned by propre and expresse wordes and names in their kyndes natures and qualities by wordes and tearmes thervnto requisite to haue be put in and expressed in this act of free pardon AND that his sayd subiectes nor any of them nor their executors nor administratours of any of theim nor any of thesayd bodies corporate nor any other persons bodies politique or corporate before named or any of them be nor shal be sued vexed or inquieted in their bodies goodes landes or cattalles for any maner matter cause contempt misdemcanor forfaiture trespasse offence or any other thing suffred done or committed against his highnes croune dignitie prerogatiue lawe or statutes but only for suche matters causes and offences as be rehersed in the excepcions and clauses of prouiso in this present act hereafter mencioned in suche maner fourme as in the same excepcions and clauses of prouiso be mencioned and for none other any statute or statutes lawes customes vses or presidentes heretofore had made or vsed to the contrary in any wise notwithstanddyng AND also the kynges highnes of his boūteous liberalitie by thaucthoritie of this present Parliament graūteth and freely geueth to euery of his sayd subiectes and to euery of the sayd bodies corporate and other before rehersed to euery of them all suche landes tenementes and hereditamentes goodes cattals debtes fines issues profites amerciamentes forfaitures and summes of money by any of them forfaited whiche to his highnes doth or should belong or appertain by reason of any offence cōtempte trespasse misdemeanour matter cause or quarel suffred done or committed by them or any of them which be not hereafter foreprised or excepted in this present acte AND that al and euery the kynges sayd subiectes and al and singuler bodies corporate and other before rehersed may by him or themselfes or by his or their deputie or deputies or by his or their attornay or attornays accordyng to the lawes of this realme pleade and minister this present acte of free pardon for his or their discharge of and for euery thyng that is by vertue of this present acte pardoned discharged geuen or graunted without any fee or other thyng in any wise paiyng to any person or persons for writyng or entrey of the iudgement or other cause concernyng suche plee writyng or entrey but onely xii d. to be payed to the officer or clarke that shall entre the plea matter or iudgement for the discharge of any the partie so pleadyng thesame any statute or vse to the contrary in any wyse notwithstaudyng AND furthermore the kynges highnes is pleased and contented that it be enacted by thaucthoritie of this present parliament that his sayd free pardon by the general wordes before rehersed shal be reputed demed and iudged allowed and taken in all maner of courtes and els where aswell in the woordes and clauses of excepcions and forprises specified in this present act as in all and singuler other clauses wordes and sentences mencioned and rehersed in this his sayd free pardon moste beneficially and auailably to al and singuler his sayd subiectes bodies corporate and other before rehersed and to euery of them in all thynges ambiguous or doubtfull and moste strongly in barre and discharge against his highnes his heires successours and executours in euery thyng without any obstacle chalenge or other delay whatsoeuer it shal be to be made pleaded obiected or alledged by the kyng our souereigne Lorde his heires successours or executors or by his or any of their general attorney or attorneys or by any person or persons for his highnes or any of his heires successors or executors AND furthermore it is enacted by the kyng our soueraigne Lorde by aucthoritie of this present Parliament that if any officer or clerke of any his highnes courtes commonly called the kynges Benche Chauntery Cōmon place or of his Exchequier or of any other officer or clerke of any other court with in this realme or in Wales or other his highnes dominions aboue mencioned at any tyme after the tenth day
pounde or vnder wherof any shriefes hath here to fore accompted before the baroÌ„s of the kinges exchequer or els where and payed the same yssues fynes or amerciamentes vpon his or their said accompte determined to the kinges vse and haue his or their quietusest for the same PROVIDED also and be it enacted by thauctoritie of this present parliament that all and euery person and persons which haue tended to sewe liuereye out of the kinges haÌ„des or that ought to sew any lyucreye out of the kinges handes or that ought to sewe any outer lemaine of any manours landes tenementes or hereditamentes whatsoeuer they be shal sue and be bounden to sue his and their liuereie lyuereis and outer lemain of his and their manours landes tenementes hereditamentes as they ought or should haue done if this fre pardon had neuer bene graunted any article clause matter or sentence acte or actes thing or thinges â–ª in this present acte of fre perdon comprysed or specified to the contrarie in anywise notwithstanding AND excepte and forprised out of this free pardon all and synguler persone and persones being the saide xiiij daye of Marche in the yere of oure lorde God a M. ccccc xlviij prisoner or prisoners in the toure of London or in the fleete or whiche were in the said prisons or any of theim at any tyme syns the fyrst day of Februarye in the yere of our lord God M. ccccc xlviii and are not discharged out of pryson the said xiiii daye of Marche and also all and synguler persone persones at any tyme before the eight daye of Marche in the sayd yere of our lord God M. ccccc xlviii put to death or in execucion by vertue of any maner of iudgement against him or theim geuen AND except and forprised out of this free pardon all and all maner of treasons done committed or perpetrated by any persone or persones in any of the parties of beyond the sea or in Scotlande by any person or persones nowe being beyond the sea or in Scotlande other then suche treasons or petit treason as hath ben committed perpetrated or done by any person being beyond the sea or in ScotlaÌ„d that before the feaste of the natiuitie of our lord God that shal be in the yere of our lord God M. ccccc xlix shall come and make their returne and repayre into this realme of England And except al impeticions punishmentes forfaictours paines of death executions and iudgementes for the said treasons AND furthermore the kinges maiestie of his especiall grace and clemencye is pleased and contented that it be enacted and established by thaucthoritie aforesaid that all and synguler persone persons being borne within this realme of England or in any of the kinges dominions and now being beyond the sea or in Scotland whiche before the fyrst day of Marche in the yere of our lord God M. ccccc xlviii did flee out of this realme of England or any other of the kinges dominions for any high treason petyt treason misprision of treason or for any felonie murder or other crime or offence by him or theim in anywyse committed done or perpetrated shall by vertue of this free pardon be clerely discharged acquited and pardened of all and all maner of treasons petit treasons misprision of treason and other offences and crimes whatsoeuer done committed or perpetrated before the said fyrst daye of Marche in the said yere of our lorde God M. ccccc xlviii And of all maner of Impeticions suites penalties forfaictours and execucions for the same So that he or they do come and make their retourne and repaier into this realme of England on thissyde the sayd feaste of the natiuitie of our lorde God M. ccccc xlix AND also our said soueraigne lord the king by vertue of this acte and by thaucthoritie abouesayd doth geue aucthoritie and licence to all and euery of the said persones and persone being beyond the sea or in Scotland to returne and repaire into this realme of England and other his dominions before the same feaste of the Natiuitie of our lorde God M. ccccc xlix PROVIDED alwayes and be it enacted by thaucthoritie aforesayd that it shal be lefull to all and euery clerke and other officer of any of the kynges courtes without any forfaiture losse or punishement for the same to award and make writtes of Capias Vtlagatum at the suite of the partie plaintife against any person or persons beyng outlawed in any accion to the intent to compel the persons or person so out lawed to make answere to the plaintife or plaintifes at whose suite he or they were or was outlawed and also that euery person and persons nowe beeyng outlawed shal be bounden to sue a writ of Scire facias against the partie or parties at whose suite he or they wer or was outlawed before suche tyme as the persons or person so outlawed shall take any aduauntage of this free pardon concernyng his or their outlawry AND the kyng our soueraigne lorde is contented and pleased to graunt by thaucthoritie aforesayd that it shal be lawfull to all and singuler Archebishops and bishops of this his realme of England and Waies to deliuer out of prison and set at libertie all and singuler those persons beyng in prison in their custody or in the custody of any of them as clerkes or clerke conuict or attainted whiche be pardoned by this acte of free pardon without any further act or suite to be made for the allowaunce of this pardon or otherwise any acte of Parliament lawe vsage custome or other thyng to the contrary in any wise notwithstandyng PROVIDED alwaies and be it enacted by aucthoritie aforesayd that this present act of free pardon or any thyng therin contained shal not in any wise extend to discharge or pardon any offence payn or penaltie done committed or forfaited by force of any estatute heretofore made against the decaiyng of any house or houses of husbandry or conuertyng of any lande from tyllage into pasture otherwise or in any other maner then to pardon and discharge all issues profites paynes and penalties growen or due to the kynges Maiestie or to his late father of famous memory kyng Henry the eight before the last day of Marche in the yere of our Lord God M. ccccc xlix or by reason of any suche offence or offeÌ„ces which issues profites paynes and penalties are plainely and clearely before pardoned in and by this present act of free pardon nor shal extende to geue or make any licence or dispensacion to any person or persons to hold or coÌ„tinue the same so decayed or coÌ„uerted contrary to the forme of any suche estatute or statutes ¶ God saue the Kyng Imprinted in the house of Richard Grafton printer to the Kynges Maiestie Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum soluâ—
of May next coÌ„myng whiche shal be in the yere of our Lorde God a M. ccccc xlix make out or write out â–ª any maner writtes or other processe or any extractes sommons or other preceptes wherby any of the sayd subiectes or any of the sayd bodies corporate or other before rehersed or any of theim shal be in any wyse arrested attached distrained sommoned or otherwise vexed inquieted or greued in his or their bodies landes tenementes goodes or cattals or in any of them for or because of any maner of thyng pardoned or discharged by vertue of this act of free pardon he so offendyng therof lawfully condempned shall yelde and pay for the recompence therof to the partie so greued or offended treble dammages to be accompted as parcell of the dammages and costes of the suite And neuertheles all and singuler suche writtes processe extractes and preceptes so to be made for or vpoÌ„ any maner thyng pardoned or discharged by this act of free pardon shal be vtterly voyde and of none effect Except alwayes and foreprised out of this general free pardon all and all maner prepensed and voluntary murders and poysonynges And excepte all selonyous takyng or stealyng of any goodes or cattals out of any Churche Chapel or dwellyng house and all and singuler robberies robbery of any person or persons in or nere any high way committed perpetrated or done And also except and forprised out of this free pardon all and all maner of piracies and offences vpon the sea had done committed or perpetrated sithen the first day of Ianuary in the first yere of the reigne â—f our 〈…〉 the king And also all and all maner of punishmentes Impeticions forfaittures peynes of death Iudgementes executions for the premisses before excepted for euery of theim AND except and forprised out of this fre pardon all all maner of dcreates conceilementes of al synguler moniers and other officers ministers and workemen of or in any of the mintes within any of the kynges realmes or dominions perpetrated done or committed in or about the makyng coynyng or altering of any money curraunt within this realme or in any wyse touching or concerning any accomptes or bookes of any of the sayd officers or ministers or any of them and all maner of Impeticions punishmentes forfayctures and peines for the same AND except and forprysed out of this fre pardon all and singuler sommes somme of money grafited to late kyng Henry theight by waye or meane of subsidie fiftene beneuolence lone and contributioÌ„ or by any of the same wayes or meanes And all deteiners withholdinges and none paimentes touching or concerning the same and also all and all maner of accomptes and all actions suites and demaundes touching or coÌ„cerning any accomptes and all arrerages of accompte and al debtes Impeticions suites demaundeÌ„s and execucions by occasion or meanes of any accompe or for any accompte AND also except all tytles of actions of quare impedit all rauyshmentes and withholding of the kynges wardes and the withholding of any wardes landes or tenemeÌ„tes the profites of the same landes and tenementes and all and euery fyne or fynes for the single value or double value of the mariage or mariages of any the kinges wardes at any tyme growen to the king our soueraigne lorde or to any of his noble progenitours AND also except all homages reliefes and all rentes seruices rentes charges rentes seck and tenthes and charterages of euery of theim AND also except and forprysed out of this free pardon all and singuler forfeitures and all maner of penalties sommes of money and profyttes whatsoeuer growen or dewe by reason of any offence or acte committed or done contrarye to any statute or statutes or contrarye to the comon law extending aboue the somme of ten poundes in money or value wherof any seasure was made or any informacion geuen in the kynges exchequer or any suet there commenced and now depending before the .xii. daye of February in the yere of our lord God M. ccccc.xlviij and not yet determined or wherof the kinges highnes or king Henry theight by byll sealed with any of their seales before the .xiiij. daye of Marche in the yere of our lord God M. ccccc.xlviij haue made any gyfte or assignement to any of the seruauntes of our soueraigne lorde the king or king Henry theight or to any other persone or persones AND except and forprysed out of this free pardon all and singuler forfaytours and sommes of money being dew to our soueraygne lorde the king or to king Henry theight by any penall statute or statutes which be conuerted into the nature of debtes by iudgement or by the agrement of the offendour AND except and forprysed out of this fre pardon all and all maner of debtes dewe and to be dew to our soueraigne lorde the king or vnto the late noble king of famous memorie king Henry theight and king Henry the seuenth or to any of theim other then such as are dewe to our soueraigne lord the kyng vpon any obligacion or recognisaunce forfetted for none apparaunce or for not keping of the peace or not being of good behauour AND also except al yssues fynes and amerciameÌ„tes afferid taxed set extracted or entered seuerally or particulerlye touchyng concerning any one persone or mo persons ioyntlye extending to the somme of twentye poundes or aboue And that all and synguler other fynes aswell fynes pro licencia concordandi as other fynes for contemptes or offences set or taxed also all yssues and amerciamentes aswell reall as other whiche seuerally or particulerlye extend not vpon or concerning any one persone or moo persones ioyntly to the somme of twenty pouÌ„des whcther they be totted or not totted takeÌ„ to the charge of any shriefe or shryefes or not taken to his or their charge extreated or not extreated whether they be turned into debt or not turned into debt and not being leuied nor receiued by any shriefe or shriefes baylyefe ministers or other officers shal be fully clercly and plainely pardoned and discharged against the king oure soueraigne lorde his heires and successors for euer by this present acte of fre pardon AND 〈…〉 enacted by the aucthoritie aforesaid that in care it shal be obiected to or against any shriefe or shriefes or other accomptaunte or accomptauntes in the kinges court of exchequer or in any other his courtes that any shriefe or shriefes or other officers accomptaunte haue receaued or taken any suche fynes yssues or amerciamentes by this present acte pardoned acquited that then euery suche shriefe or shriefes or other accomptauntes shal be discharged released pardoned and acquited therof by his or their othe without any further triall in that behalfe PROVIDED alwayes that this present acte of fre pardon nor any thing therin conteigned in any wise extend to discharge pardon remit or acquite any persone or persones for any maner of yssues fines or amerciamentes of twentie