The
true
Copie
of
His
Majesties
gracious
intention
and
pardon
offered
to
all
his
loving
Subjects
.
CHARLES
by
the
grace
of
God
King
of
England
,
Scotland
,
France
,
and
Ireland
,
defender
of
the
Faith
,
&c.
To
all
and
singular
our
loving
Subjects
of
all
estates
and
conditions
greeting
.
Whereas
by
the
speciall
providence
of
Almighty
God
we
have
succeeded
our
royall
Father
of
famous-memory
in
all
his
Crownes
and
Dominions
;
having
peaceably
and
with
much
joy
of
all
our
loving
Subjects
entred
upon
the
said
Crowns
and
Signories
,
wee
thinke
our selves
ingaged
in
our
royall
clemency
,
to
give
to
all
Our
loyall
Subjects
of
our
Kingdome
of
England
and
Principality
of
wales
,
a
testimony
of
our
grace
and
favour
towards
them
,
if
they
will
yet
reclaim
themselves
to
their
former
obedience
.
And
since
no
action
can
better
befit
a
Christian
King
then
the
workes
of
mercy
,
we
thought
it
fittest
to
manifest
our selfe
with
the
expression
of
our
Princely
compassion
towards
all
our
Subjects
,
that
being
misled
or
by
casualty
or
neglect
have
run
either
there
lives
,
estates
,
or
both
into
the
danger
of
our
penall
Lawes
.
And
though
we
have
resolved
with
our selfe
to
keep
up
the
dignity
and
equity
of
Iustice
,
without
which
no
state
nor
Kingdome
can
subsist
with
safety
;
yet
have
we
determined
to
allay
and
attempter
the
security
therefore
with
this
Act
of
our
Princely
pitty
,
if
it
shall
be
harkned
unto
.
We
doe
therefore
hereby
out
of
our
gracious
senity
and
compassion
declare
and
pronounce
to
all
our
loving
Subjects
,
this
our
free
and
generall
pardon
for
all
,
and
all
manner
of
crimes
,
misprissions
or
offences
,
levying
Armes
against
our
person
by
a
misunderstanding
,
whereby
either
their
persons
or
estates
or
both
might
undergoe
any
danger
or
forfeiture
which
the
power
and
Iustice
of
our
Lawes
might
inflict
upon
them
directly
or
indirectly
,
and
doe
hereby
acquit
and
assoyle
them
their
persons
and
estates
,
from
all
manner
of
penalties
or
mulcts
,
which
are
provided
by
the
municipall
institutions
and
statutes
of
this
Kingdome
for
their
severall
crimes
and
offences
,
and
rashnesse
therein
.
And
this
our
said
pardon
and
free
remission
by
this
Act
of
our
grace
shall
extend
to
all
our
Subjects
and
natives
of
our
said
Kingdomes
,
aswell
absent
in
other
Countries
as
present
in
our
dominions
,
excepting
such
persons
as
are
Banisht
from
these
our
Realmes
for
any
Act
of
high
Treason
against
our
royall
Father
of
famous
memory
,
against
his
most
excellent
predecessor
Queen
Elizabeth
:
nor
shall
it
extend
to
any
such
notorious
malefactors
as
have
fled
and
relinquished
any
of
our
said
Kingdomes
for
the
horrible
and
criyng
sins
of
wilfull
murder
,
Burglary
or
rapes
,
so
to
avoid
the
punishment
due
to
their
said
capitoll
and
detestable
offences
.
We
doe
further
declare
and
signifie
to
all
our
loving
and
obedient
Subjects
,
that
is
,
our
royall
pardon
and
free
Act
of
grace
,
Is
not
extensive
or
afforded
to
any
person
or
persons
resident
within
our
said
Kingdome
or
principalitie
of
Wales
,
that
has
been
found
guilty
and
condemned
by
course
of
law
for
any
of
the
crimes
aforesaid
;
namely
high
Treason
against
our
royall
person
,
wilfull
murther
,
rape
or
such
like
,
no
not
to
such
fellons
as
have
been
convict
of
Burglary
;
for
thereby
wee
should
lessen
by
our
lenity
and
compassion
the
dignity
and
equity
of
our
lawes
to
our
own
prejudice
,
and
to
the
great
detriment
of
our
good
Subjects
,
who
cannot
be
safe
either
in
their
persons
or
estates
,
if
such
notorious
Delinquents
by
the
benefit
of
our
royall
grace
should
passe
with
impunity
.
We
do
thereforeto
cleare
all
misunderstandings
of
this
our
Act
of
grace
to
all
our
loyall
Subjects
declare
that
our
free
pardon
reaches
onely
to
such
offenders
as
have
either
through
the
neglect
of
our
lawes
brought
themselves
into
the
danger
of
premunire
extending
to
the
forfeiture
of
their
estates
and
imprisonments
of
their
persons
;
to
all
such
as
are
committed
for
breach
of
our
peace
or
bound
to
the
same
,
to
all
offenders
,
name●
in
danger
of
punishments
for
simple
Felonies
,
petty-Larcinies
,
Chance-Medleys
,
or
man
slaughters
,
for
all
those
who
have
levied
Armes
,
or
lent
,
or
contributed
moneyes
,
as
they
have
unadvisedly
done
,
to
rayse
a
war
against
our
person
,
crown
and
dignity
;
or
any
offences
of
that
condition
&
consequence
,
except
those
persons
which
We
have
formerly
excepted
against
.
To
all
and
every
such
offender
,
this
free
Act
of
our
royall
grace
&
pardon
shall
reach
,
him
or
them
,
clearly
acquitting
upon
our
hopes
,
of
his
or
their
future
amendment
,
of
al
punishment
or
damage
which
the
Iustice
of
lawes
on
him
or
them
,
would
haue
inflicted
,
without
this
our
pardon
,
and
forgivenesse
:
provided
alwayes
,
that
every
one
of
the
said
offenders
within
our
Kingdome
of
England
and
dominion
of
Wales
,
doe
sue
out
this
our
royall
pardon
and
Act
of
grace
within
the
space
of
three
months
after
the
divulging
of
this
our
said
Act
,
either
at
our
Court
of
the
Kings
Bench
at
Westminster
or
before
our
Iudges
of
Assize
in
their
severall
circuits
.
And
if
it
shall
happen
that
any
of
the
said
offenders
by
reason
of
his
or
then
unbecillity
of
his
person
or
their
persons
,
cannot
come
to
sue
out
this
our
Act
of
pardon
and
grace
in
his
own
person
or
persons
,
that
it
it
shall
then
bee
lawfull
for
him
or
them
to
doe
it
by
his
or
their
Atturney
,
and
the
pardon
so
sued
out
ty
be
of
as
much
validity
as
those
which
are
sued
out
b●
the
offenders
in
person
,
and
the
said
pardon
to
last
in
force
for
the
free
remission
and
impunity
of
the
offenders
during
the
tearme
of
their
naturall
lives
,
their
estates
also
being
for
ever
free
from
question
,
for
any
of
the
said
offences
by
us
or
our
Successors
.
Finally
,
if
any
person
or
persons
under
the
benefit
of
our
royall
pardon
,
and
in
hope
to
gayne
the
like
remission
and
act
of
Grace
from
vs
,
hereafter
shal
recommit
any
of
the
said
offences
,
for
which
he
or
they
formerly
had
the
benefit
of
our
pardon
or
act
of
Grace
.
We
do
then
upon
their
conviction
for
the
said
offences
revoke
this
our
former
pardon
,
which
shall
then
no
way
secure
them
from
the
undoubted
Justice
of
the
Laws
provided
for
such
offences
.
Given
at
our
Court
at
Oxford
the
fifth
day
of
February
in
the
19.
yeare
of
Our
reigne
of
England
,
Scotland
,
Fraunce
and
Ireland
.
Anno
Dom
.
1642.
The
Kings
Protestation
and
Oath
for
the
performance
of
the
same
,
if
His
Majesties
good
people
will
yet
recall
themselves
,
and
come
to
due
obedience
for
the
maintenance
of
the
true
Protestant
Religion
,
the
knowne
Lawes
of
the
Land
,
the
Priviledges
of
Parliament
,
and
the
liberty
of
his
Subjects
.
I
Doe
promise
in
the
presence
of
Almighty
God
,
and
as
I
hope
for
his
Blessing
and
protection
,
That
I
will
defend
and
maintaine
the
true
Reformed
Protesttant
Religion
,
Established
in
the
Church
of
England
;
and
by
the
Grace
of
God
in
the
same
will
live
and
dye
.
I
desire
to
governe
by
the
known
Lawes
of
the
Land
,
and
that
Liberty
and
Property
of
the
Subject
may
be
by
them
preserved
with
the
same
care
as
my
own
just
Rights
.
And
if
it
please
God
,
by
his
blessing
upon
this
Army
raised
for
my
necessity
defence
,
to
preserve
me
from
this
Rebellion
I
doe
solemnly
and
faithfully
promise
in
the
sight
of
God
,
to
maintaine
the
Law
of
the
Land
to
my
utmost
power
,
and
particularly
observe
inviolable
the
Lawes
consented
to
by
this
Parliament
.
In
the
meane
while
,
If
this
time
of
Warre
,
and
the
great
necessity
and
straights
I
am
now
driven
to
beget
any
violation
of
those
,
I
hope
it
shall
be
imputed
by
God
and
Man
to
the
Author
of
this
War
,
and
not
to
me
,
who
have
so
earnestly
laboured
for
the
preservation
of
the
peace
of
this
Kingdome
.
When
I
willingly
faile
in
these
particulars
,
I
will
expect
no
ayde
or
reliefe
from
any
man
,
or
protection
from
Heaven
;
But
in
this
Resolution
I
hope
for
the
cheerfull
assistance
of
all
good
men
,
and
am
confident
of
Gods
Blessing
.
FINIS
.