His Majesties most gracious pardon, pleaded at Justice-Hall in the Old-Baily, to several prisoners in Newgate, at an adjournment of the sessions of the peace, and oyer and terminer, held for the city of London and county of Middlesex, on Wednesday the 21st. of March, 1687. And in the fourth year of his Majesties reign. England and Wales. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James II) This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B24991 of text R226520 in the English Short Title Catalog. Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 5KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 B24991 Wing J222 Interim Tract Supplement Guide 816.m.24[53] ESTC R226520 ocm99886742

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 eng Clemency -- England -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- James II, 1685-1688 -- Early works to 1800. eebo His Majesties most gracious pardon, pleaded at Justice-Hall in the Old-Baily, : to several prisoners in Newgate, at an adjournment of the sessions of England and Wales. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James II) 1688 3 640 4 0 0 0 0 0 62.5 D The rate of 62.5 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words. 2014-03 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-05 Sampled and proofread 2014-05 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2015-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
His Majestie's Most Gracious PARDON , Pleaded at JUSTICE-HALL in the OLD-BAILY , To several Prisoners in Newgate , at an Adjournment of the Sessions of the Peace , and Oyer and Terminer , Held for the City of London and County of Middlesex , on Wednesday the 21st . of March , 1687 / ● . And in the Fourth Year of His Majesties Reign .

WHEREAS , at several Sessions last past , Held for the City of London and County of Middlesex , divers Felons and other Criminals had received Sentence of Death and Transportation , it pleased his Most Sacred Majesty , out of His Inherent Clemency , in Imitation of His Mercifully , Famous and ever to be remembred Ancestors , to extend the favour of His Free and Gracious PARDON , to the several Prisoners here under Named . In order whereunto , at the late Sessions of Oyer and Terminer , Held for the City and County aforesaid , on the 22d . and 23d . days of February last past , an Adjournment was there made , till Wednesday the 21st . of March ; where the Right Honourable Sir John Shorter Kt. Lord Mayor of the City of London , Sir Bartholomew Shore Kt. one of His Majesties Councel at Law , and Recorder of the said City , together with others of the Worshipful the Aldermen , the same day about Three of the Clock in the Afternoon , did call over the several Prisoners here under Named , viz.

London Side . Felony . MAary Richeson , Robert Andrews , Lewis Hegar , William Ely , Thomas Ward alias Wyat , Isaac Bursfeild , Thomas Pashford alias Reynolds .
Middlesex Side . Felony . THomas Gilson , Chrishana Hartly , Mary Burton , Elizabeth Miller , Ann Child , Francis Tracey , George Ogilby , Charles Hughes , John Cooper , Mary King , alias Crofts , William Wright , Mary Wooton , George Clarke , Patience Jones , Susannah Rogers , Armain Du Poure , Elizabeth Barber , Elizabeth Morris , alias Clansey , Anthony Dyer , Robert Browne , alias Beame , alias Betty , Solomon Spring , James Jordan . For Robbing on the High-way . John Sutton , Florence Vaughan , Felony and Burg . Thomas Garrett , alias Knowles Margaret Meake , Thomasin Tally , Richard Sconnick , Ann Dye , John Greene , George Clarke , Margaret Smith . Felony and Murther . George Ward , John Smith , John Reyner , Joseph Booth , Thomas Smith , Thomas Cox , Sam . Kidwell . William Gardiner , Upon Fine .

Others were also call'd that were upon Bail , but did not appear .

After which , His Majesties Gracious Commission for a General Pardon was there Read , which they severally on their respective Knees Pleaded , and the Court was pleased to allow thereof ; Twenty nine being ordered for Transportation , and the rest had the benefit of a Free-Pardon . And after the Court had told the Prisoners of the great Mercy of the King towards them , and gave them warning to avoid the like Crimes for the future , telling them , that if e●… any of them came to that Place again , they must expect no Favour .

Which being over , the Court was pleased 〈…〉 Adjourn the next General Sessions for the Peace at Guild-Hall , to the 23d . of April , and for London and Middl●… at the Old-Baily , to the 25th . of the said Month . This may be Printed . R. P. GOD Save the KING .

LONDON , Printed by George Croom , at the Blue-Ball in Thames-street , near Baynard's-Castle . 1688.