By the King, a proclamation containing His Majesties gracious indemnity England and Wales. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James II) 1685 Approx. 6 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A46542 Wing J322 ESTC R2529 13070972 ocm 13070972 97132 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A46542) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 97132) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 742:49) By the King, a proclamation containing His Majesties gracious indemnity England and Wales. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James II) James II, King of England, 1633-1701. 1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 31 x 40 cm. Printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson ... ; and reprinted at London, by George Croom ..., Edinburgh : [London] : 1685. Broadside. Caption title. Royal arms (Steele 258) at head. "Given at our court at White-hall, the twenty-fifth day of September, 1688 ..." A general pardon to those committing crimes against the state prior to the reign of James II, providing that they present themselves within 20 days of the date of the proclamation and that they take the oath of allegiance or otherwise transport themselves out of the dominion. Reproduction of original in Huntington Library. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. 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Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Broadsides -- Scotland -- Edinburgh -- 17th century 2007-11 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-01 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-03 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2008-03 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion J 2R DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE royal blazon or coat of arms By the King A PROCLAMATION . Containing His Majesties gracious Indemnity . JAMES R. JAMES the Seventh , by the Grace of God King of Scotland , England , France , and Ireland , Defender of the Faith , &c. To all and sundry Our good Subjects , whom these Presents do or may concern , Greeting : We taking into Our Royal Consideration , that notwithstanding the Prudence , Justice , and unparallelled Clemency , which did ever accompany the Government of Our most Dear , and most entirely beloved Brother , King Charles the Second , of ever bless●●●●●mory ; Several Wicked and Seditious Subjects , did break out into open Rebellions , and Conspiracies against His 〈◊〉 Person and Government . And albeit God did on all occasions manifest his wrath against them and their Enterprises 〈◊〉 their Designs were Defeated , and several of their persons brought to condign and just punishement , yet some few of 〈◊〉 were either so malicious , or foolish , as to be ensnared by others to presevere in their Hellish Principles and Practice● both in Defiance of all Law and Justice , and in open contempt of the Reiterated Pardons , published and offered by his said late Majesty . And now Our Royal Prudence , and the Care of Our People obliging Us to take full Information of the chief Movers , and most active Instruments in these pernicious Commotions , before We Determine Our Royal Pleasure concerning them , which We hope to again in a very short time ; yet as a Demonstration of Our Indate Clemency ( which also has shin'd in the whole Line of Our Royal Race ) and of Our Resolution to imitate the glorious Example of our said Dearest Royal Brother , We have Resolved to Pardon ; Likeas , We do hereby Pardon , Indemnifie , and Forgive all Our Subjects in Our Ancient Kingdom of Scotland , under , and below the degree of Heretors , Liferenters , Wodsetters , Burgesses of Burghs-Royal , and vagrant Preachers , of all Rebellious , Treason , Seditious , Insurrections , Reset , Intercommuning , Fire-raising , Robberies , Slaughters , Free quarters , Lea 〈…〉 , Concealing of Treason , and of all Crimes in general Commited by them , or any one of them , by Word , Writ , or Deed , against Our Government and the Laws of Our Kingdom , in any time preceeding the Date of this Our Royal Proclamation . Declaring hereby all and every one of them Free and Secure from all Punishment , or Trouble for the same , either in their Persons , or Goods , in all time coming . Excepting only as to such Fines , for which already Sentences are pronounced ; And likewise excepting from this Our gracious Pardon , all those who are guilty of the Assassination of James late Arch-Bishop of Saint Andrews , Person , Minister at Crasfarn , Thomas Kennoway , and Duncan Stuart . And We do hereby Declare Our Royal Will and Pleasure , That this Act of Indemnity and Pardon , shall be extended to all who are at present declared Fugitives ; Providing these Fugitives make Addresse within twenty days after the Publication hereof , to Our Privy Council , Our Justice-Court , or any of Our Sheriffs in Our said Kingdom , Testifying their acceptance of this Our Pardon , by taking the Oath of Allegeiance , or otherwise finding Caution to Transport themselves out of Our three Dominions of Scotland , England , and Ireland , before the twentienth day of May , next ensuing the Date of these Presents , and to live Peaceably after the said Publication , until they shall Transport themselves , and never to return to any Part , or Place of Our said Dominions , without a Licence from Us , or Our Privy Council aforesaid , under pain of Death . And We do Command , That this Our Pardon and Indemnity be apply'd and understood in the most ample Sense and Meaning , whereof the Words are capable , and that no person included therein be Troubled or Molested , for any Cause aforesaid in Judgement , or out with the same in any time hereafter . And lastly , To the end all our good Subjects may have notice of this Our Royal Will and Pleasure ; We do hereby Command Our Lyon King at Arms , and his Brethren Heraulds , Macers , Pursevants , and Messengers at Arms , to make timeous Proclamation hereof , at the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh . Given at our Court at White-hall the twenty Sixth of February 1684 / 5. And of Our Reign the first Year . By His Majesties Command , JO. DRVMMOND . EDINBVRGH , the 2d day of March , 1685. THe Lords of His Majesties Privy Council Ordains his Majesties gracious Indemnity above-written to be Published at the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh , with the usual and accustomed Solemnities ; and thereafter Ordains the same to be Printed and Published at the whole Mercat Crosses of the Head Burghs of the Shires of this Kingdom , and other places needful , by the several Sheriffs and others concerned : and Recomends to the Arch-bishops and Bishops , to cause their several Ministers Read from the Pulpit on a Lords Day , after Divine Service , His Majesties said gracious Indemnity , that all Persons concerned may have notice of the same . Col. McKENZIE , Cles . Sti. Concilii . GOD save the KING . Edinburgh , Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson , Printer to His most Sacred Majesty : And Reprinted at London , by George Croom , at the Sign of the Blue-Ball in Thames-street , over against Baynard's-Castle , 1685.