By the King A proclamation of grace and pardon to all such as shall returne to their obedience, and submit to, and seek His Majesties mercy before the end of May next.
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             By the King A proclamation of grace and pardon to all such as shall returne to their obedience, and submit to, and seek His Majesties mercy before the end of May next.
             England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)
             Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             by Leonard Lichfield, Printer to the University,
             Printed at Oxford :
             1645.
          
           
             With engraving of royal seal at head of document.
             Dated at end: Given at Our Court at Oxford, the 19th day of April, in the one and twentieth yeare of Our Raigne. 1645.
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           BY
           THE
           KING
           .
        
         
           ¶
           A
           Proclamation
           of
           Grace
           and
           Pardon
           to
           all
           such
           as
           shall
           returne
           to
           their
           Obedience
           ,
           and
           submit
           to
           ,
           and
           seek
           His
           
             MAJESTIES
          
           mercy
           before
           the
           end
           of
           
             May
          
           next
           .
        
         
           WHEREAS
           this
           unnaturall
           Rebellion
           was
           begun
           and
           fomented
           upon
           pretence
           of
           maintaining
           the
           true
           Protestant
           Religion
           ,
           the
           Laws
           ,
           Liberty
           and
           Property
           of
           the
           Subject
           ,
           and
           the
           Priviledges
           of
           Parliament
           ;
           And
           was
           heretofore
           carryed
           on
           in
           the
           name
           of
           the
           King
           and
           Parliament
           ,
           upon
           pretence
           also
           of
           the
           preservation
           of
           Our
           Honour
           ,
           and
           the
           Rights
           of
           Our
           Crowne
           ,
           and
           the
           Safety
           of
           Our
           Person
           ,
           and
           redeeming
           it
           from
           the
           hands
           and
           power
           of
           evill
           Counsellors
           :
           And
           under
           these
           specious
           pretences
           very
           many
           of
           Our
           Subjects
           have
           been
           misled
           into
           it
           .
           But
           that
           which
           was
           at
           first
           known
           and
           foreseen
           by
           some
           ,
           may
           now
           be
           manifest
           to
           all
           ,
           even
           of
           the
           meanest
           capacity
           ,
           that
           these
           were
           but
           pretences
           to
           colour
           the
           Ambition
           ,
           malice
           ,
           and
           avarice
           of
           a
           few
           men
           ;
           since
           it
           is
           apparent
           ,
           that
           in
           the
           prosecution
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           upholding
           of
           the
           Rebellion
           ,
           there
           hath
           been
           more
           prophanation
           and
           scorne
           to
           the
           Protestant
           Religion
           here
           established
           ,
           more
           oppression
           of
           the
           Subject
           ,
           by
           depriving
           them
           of
           their
           Lives
           ,
           Liberty
           and
           Property
           ,
           without
           and
           against
           Law
           ,
           and
           more
           usurpation
           upon
           the
           Rights
           of
           Our
           Crowne
           ,
           and
           violation
           of
           Lawes
           ,
           and
           of
           Acts
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           of
           Priviledges
           of
           Parliament
           publiquely
           avowed
           ,
           then
           can
           be
           parallell'd
           by
           any
           former
           example
           in
           this
           Kingdom
           .
           And
           upon
           Our
           severall
           Messages
           and
           Invitations
           for
           a
           Treaty
           for
           Peace
           ,
           nothing
           is
           propounded
           to
           Us
           ,
           and
           insisted
           upon
           ,
           concerning
           the
           breach
           of
           any
           Law
           ,
           or
           the
           Liberty
           ,
           or
           Property
           of
           the
           Subject
           ,
           or
           the
           Priviledges
           of
           Parliament
           ;
           But
           changes
           in
           the
           Religion
           established
           ,
           and
           alterations
           of
           the
           ancient
           Government
           of
           this
           Kingdome
           both
           in
           Church
           and
           State
           .
           And
           touching
           the
           defence
           and
           safety
           of
           Our
           Person
           ,
           notwithstanding
           Our
           earnest
           endeavours
           for
           Peace
           ,
           this
           Rebellion
           is
           still
           prosecuted
           ,
           and
           new
           Armies
           now
           moulded
           ,
           and
           Forces
           raised
           under
           the
           name
           of
           the
           Parliament
           and
           State
           ,
           with
           Commission
           to
           kill
           and
           destroy
           ,
           without
           exception
           or
           regard
           of
           Our
           Person
           :
           So
           that
           (
           beside
           the
           Tryalls
           We
           have
           already
           undergone
           )
           We
           may
           easily
           discerne
           what
           safety
           or
           defence
           We
           are
           to
           expect
           hereafter
           .
           And
           it
           is
           evident
           that
           the
           designe
           tends
           to
           the
           destruction
           ,
           not
           onely
           of
           Our
           Person
           and
           Posterity
           ,
           but
           even
           of
           Monarchy
           it selfe
           :
           and
           that
           the
           defence
           of
           the
           true
           Protestant
           Religion
           established
           ,
           of
           the
           Lawes
           ,
           Liberty
           and
           Property
           of
           the
           Subject
           ,
           of
           the
           just
           Priviledges
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           of
           Our
           Person
           ,
           and
           the
           Rights
           of
           Our
           Crowne
           ,
           are
           laid
           aside
           ,
           and
           can
           be
           no
           longer
           pretences
           for
           this
           Rebellion
           .
           And
           whereas
           We
           have
           reason
           to
           beleeve
           that
           very
           many
           of
           Our
           Subjects
           ,
           who
           were
           heretofore
           seduced
           ,
           and
           misled
           ,
           are
           by
           this
           ,
           and
           their
           own
           manifold
           sufferings
           ,
           brought
           to
           a
           sight
           of
           their
           error
           ,
           and
           to
           a
           dislike
           and
           detestation
           of
           this
           execrable
           Rebellion
           ,
           which
           threatens
           speedy
           Ruine
           and
           destruction
           to
           the
           Nation
           :
           but
           being
           heretofore
           involved
           and
           intangled
           in
           the
           guilt
           of
           it
           ,
           are
           doubtfull
           of
           their
           owne
           security
           ,
           and
           cannot
           easily
           find
           the
           way
           to
           free
           themselves
           with
           safety
           .
           In
           pursuance
           therefore
           of
           Our
           constant
           purpose
           ,
           to
           omit
           nothing
           which
           We
           shall
           conceive
           may
           give
           security
           to
           those
           Our
           Subjects
           ,
           who
           shall
           not
           still
           wilfully
           and
           malitiously
           persist
           in
           mischiefe
           ,
           and
           which
           may
           conduce
           to
           the
           quenching
           of
           this
           Fire
           ,
           and
           restoring
           Peace
           to
           Our
           People
           in
           all
           Our
           Dominions
           ,
           We
           have
           thought
           fit
           once
           againe
           to
           set
           forth
           this
           Our
           Proclamation
           of
           Grace
           and
           Pardon
           :
           And
           We
           doe
           hereby
           Publish
           and
           Declare
           ,
           That
           to
           all
           such
           of
           what
           estate
           ,
           degree
           ,
           or
           condition
           soever
           they
           be
           (
           without
           exception
           )
           who
           shall
           before
           the
           end
           of
           
             May
          
           next
           ensuing
           ,
           returne
           to
           their
           due
           Obedience
           ,
           and
           submit
           to
           ,
           and
           desire
           Our
           Mercy
           ,
           We
           shall
           grant
           them
           Our
           free
           and
           gracious
           Pardon
           for
           all
           offences
           whatsoever
           ,
           committed
           or
           done
           ,
           in
           or
           by
           the
           prosecuring
           ,
           promoting
           ,
           assisting
           ,
           or
           countenancing
           of
           this
           Rebellion
           ,
           or
           which
           have
           any
           relation
           thereunto
           .
           And
           this
           in
           the
           Word
           of
           a
           King
           We
           shall
           effectually
           make
           good
           unto
           them
           .
        
         
           
             Given
             at
             Our
             Court
             at
             
               OXFORD
               ,
            
             
               the
               19th
               day
               of
               
                 April
                 ,
              
               in
               the
               One
               and
               Twentieth
               yeare
               of
               Our
               Raigne
               .
               1645.
               
            
          
        
         
           GOD
           SAVE
           THE
           KING
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             Printed
             at
          
           Oxford
           ,
           
             by
          
           Leonard
           Lichfield
           ,
           
             Printer
             to
             the
             Vniversity
             .
          
           1645.