Whereas by the providence of Almighty God Wee have succeded Our royall father of blessed memory ( as was Our hereditary right ) in all his Dominons and Signearies , We thought it fit to divulge Our thankfulnesse to God , by extending Our royall Grace to Our people , which are by him committed to Our charge . And because no one Act can so well beseeme the naturall magnificence of a Christian King , as the expression of that divine attribute mercy , Wee by the testimony of that , and free grant of Our Grace to all Our Subjects , shall endevour to gratifie all Our loving Subjects .

Wee doe therefore hereby , out of Our royall Grace and Benignity , by these presents , give and grant a free and generall pardon to all Our Subjects in Our said Kingdomes , of England , Scotland , and Ireland , and Our Principality of Wales ; for all and all manner of crimes and offences , which to this present day have by them , or any of them , either by neglect or mis-understanding of Our Lawes , been committed against Vs. And this Act of Our royall Grace and Mercy , shall not be extended onely to all Our Subjects within Our three Kingdomes aforesaid , but likewise to such of Oun Subjects as are absent in forraigne parts , provided alwayes , that this Our clemencie extend not to such malefactors , as have beene banished Our said Kingdomes for any Treason or Treasons against Our royall father of blessed memory , or his excellent predecessor , Queen Elizabeth , nor to any person or persons that have of their owne accord , and to save themselves from the justice of Our Lawes relinquished and abandoned any of Our said Kingdomes : for any of these capitall and heynous crimes of high Treason to Our owne Person , of Sodomie , wilfull murther , or rape : and We do likewise hereby declare , that this Our said Act of Grace and generall pardon , is not extensive to any of Our Subjects now resident within any of Our said Kingdomes or Signearies , that are by due order of Law convicted and found guiltie of all or any of the crimes aforesaid of high Treason to Our Person , Sodomie , wilfull murther , or rape , nay , also of Burglary . For , as We would willingly afford a testimony of Our mercy , so We would thereby no way injure the Dignity of Our Iustice , or harme any of Our good Subjects by retracting and extenuating the severity of Our Lawes against such capitall malefactors .

And that there may be no mis-understanding of this Our Act of Grace and generall pardon in any of Our good Subjects , Wee doe declare and expresse to whom and what offenders Our said pardon reaches ; We doe therefore by these presents , acquit and assoile all , and all manner of persons that by neglect , or any other accident , have runne themselves into a Premunirie , which extends to the forfeiture of their Estates , and imprisonment of their persons : all , and all manner of persons that are guilty of the breach of Our peace ; and therefore bound to answer at Our Assises : all offenders whatsoever that have run themselves into the danger of punishment by Our Lawes ; for simple felonies , petty larcenaries ; chance-medleys , or man-flaughters : We doe by this Act of Our Grace , fully and freely acquit and assoyle of all such penalties and mulcts , as by the Constitutions and Ordinances of this Kingdome are provided for such offences and offenders .

And We doe moreover signifie to all Our loving Subjects , that it shall be lawfull for them or any of them that have so offended , and are thereby liable to the danger of Our Lawes , within the space of three moneths after the publishing this Our Act of Grace and generall pardon , to sue forth his or their pardon , either at Ourt Cour of Kings-bench , or before any of our Iudges at the Assises for the Countie wherein the offender liveth in their circuits ; And if any of Our good Subjects be by any impediment hindred from appearing in person to sue out the said pardon , it shall be lawfull for him to sue out the same by his Atturney , and his said pardon so sued out , to be of as much validitie as if it had been sued out by himselfe in person : this Our said pardon shall release and acquit any of Our said Subjects from any punishment of their bodies , or forfeitures of their Estates , which by the Lawes may be required , either in Our raigne , or in the raignes of Our successors .

But if Our said Subject so pardoned shall with the like hope of impunity , by reason of Our royall Grace and Favour , presume to commit againe any of the said offences for which hee before was pardoned upon his being lawfully convict ; therefore this Our pardon shall be void and of none effect , and his former crime require and be liable to the same penalty or punishment from the Laws that it was before this Our Act of mercy .