ALthough the Offences committed against the Queene our sister deceased , and the honour of he Estate by the Carle of Tyrone , were such as al Princes ought to very sensible of , and not by the impunitie of offendors so high a nature , giue way to others to attempt the like : Yet because we haue vnderstood that before the death of the Queene , the said Earle hauing expressed and made knowen to Her , many tokens of an vnfained repentance , had so farre mooued her therewith , as shee had giuen power to the L. Mountioy her Deputie , and now our Lieutenant of that Kingdome , to receiue him to mercie if he should seeke it , which Her purpose , we cannot but commend , as being deriued from the vertue of Clementie , of no lesse ornament to Princely dignitie then is the rigor of Iustice : And for that the said Carle hath not onely done none offence against vs since our comming to this Crowne , but also , as we are certainely informed by our Lieutenant , hath both abandoned his adherence to all foreine Princes , and offered himselfe in his owne person to doe seruice vpon any other Rebels within that Realme of Ireland ; Wee could not thinke him worthy of lesse fauour at Our handes , then he had obtained at Hers , against whom his faults were commited . And therefore he being now admitted by our said Lieutenant , by vertue of the power first giuen Queene , and since confirmed by vs , into his State and condition of a good Subiect , and in the rancke and dignitie of an Earle , And being also come ouer into this Realme to cast himselfe at our feete , and to testifie by his owne wordes , his vnfained sorowe of his former Offences , and earnest desire of our Mercie and fauour : Wee haue thought good a signifie to all men by these presents , that we haue receiued him into Grace and fauour , and do acknowledge him our Subiect , and a Noble man of such rancke and place as in that our Realme of Ireland hee is : And that therefore if any man shall by wordes , or deed , abuse the said Earle of Tyrone , or misbehaue himselfe towards him , and not yeeld him such respect and vsage , as belongeth to a person of his sort receiued into fauour and good opinion , wee shall esteeme it an Offence , deseruing such punishment , as the contempt of our pleasure so expressely signified doeth deserue .