The General Pardon, given long agone, and sith newly confirmed, by our Almighty Father, with many large Privileges, Grants, and Bulls granted for ever, As it is to be seen hereafter:  
Drawn out of French, into English.  
By William Hayward.  
¶ IMPRINTED at London, by William How, for William pickering.   

The General Pardon.  
 Alpha & omega Primus & Novissimus Pontifex Maximus. 
Esa. 41. b. 44 b. Appo 1. b. 22. g.  
JESUS, our only dear, and well-beloved Son by our everlasting and heavenly will, 
Esa. 89. b Mat. 28. d Apo. 19 e. Phil. 2. b.  Emperor of the heavens, King of all the Earth, Prince of the Seas, Lord and governor of Hell, and all infernal and deep places, and generally of all the whole world: seeing and perceiving, the number of his people and subjects to decrease day by day, by & through the continual Wars, that he heretofore hath had (& at this present still hath) aswell against the Turks, 
〈…〉  paynim▪ and 〈◊〉 jews, as also against the ●e … s Papists unfaithful idolaters 〈◊〉 borgers of sundry sects (as Anabaptists Arians and Libertines) with all the rest of the rotten rabble of his ●●ste greatest enemies, both to 〈◊〉 Crowne● Law: He considering his 〈◊〉 thus more & more to decay, if speedy and convenient remedy were not had on his behalf, after that he had showed forth with unto us, this his busy affairs: required us here upon to give and grant, a great and universal, general, full, and free Pardon and remission, to all such persons, of what age, state, or condition so ever they be, that will enroll, & enter themselves into his band, to serve him, 
Ebr. 4. c. Eph. 6.9.  to cast forth of his lands and Territories, all such kind of people as resist his laws and Decrees, as well to convince all such by the most sharp and cutty sword of lively and forsible word: as also (if need require) by the help of our secular arm and Minister, our deputed lieutenant, I mean the Magistrate. We therefore considering these things, 
Rom. 13.8 1 Pet. 2.1.  and wholly desiring in our minds, the whole and entire augmentation, and enlargement of the Realms of our dear & well beloved son jesus, and also to continue and hold sith the mutual amity that was begun between us, before the beginning of the world. And also more and more to increase and further the same. Have opened all the treasury of our heavenly Palace, to the furniture and setting forward of the same. giving, ordaining, & suffering this our public Pardon to be 〈◊〉 to every estate, and command by these 〈◊〉 … s, to 〈◊〉 and publi●● 〈◊〉 same through all the world, according to the Bull, by us given hereafter following.  
Alpha & Omega. Esay. 14. b. 44 b. Apoca. 1. b. 22. e. 
¶ The first and the last of this name to all faithful Christians, health and heavenly benediction. Amen.  
We, knowing many great & heinous misorders and abuses to have been done, and yet daily be done, in the Territories Lands and lordships of our well-beloved son jesus: 
Mat. 3. d. 2. pet. 1. d. 2. pet. 2. a.  Infidels, idolaters, and perverse sects of perdition, under the shadow and sign of Religion and holiness, to the great breach of his holy laws and statutes, beside the infinitelesse and 〈◊〉 of his va … es 〈◊〉 subjects, of ou● great power and authority, and force, pe … to the same (as well in his own Realms, as generally through the whole world) to 'cause to cry, and Proclamation to be made, to publish to every one this great and general Bull and Pardon, by force of these presents, whereto we will that no less faith thereto be joined, than such as is allowed by us from the beginning.  
Commanding further, on pain of Excommunication, and everlasting curse, all Preachers to whom our letters shall be offered: 
Deu. 11. b  to read the same, and openly to publish and Preach our Decree among all people, and every nation. Also to specify to the hearers, 
Mar. 11. d.  the great Privileges, pardons and Indulgences, that we have granted for ever, to all such as shall employ their labours to convert others & themselves to be apt vasicles of the same right dear and well-beloved Son jesus, 
Mat. 18. c. Mark. 1. b  of which Privileges, benefits, and Pardons the true tenor followeth.  

¶ Liberty to Read the holy Bible in every Language.  
FIrst, all & every person, what estate soever he be, which shall or will enrol them, or be of the band of our beloved son, shall and may lawfully have in their houses, carry abroad with them, read privately or publicly, by day, by night, and at all times, 
josu. 1. b. 2. Tit. 3. d  a book called the Bible, containing the Old and New Testament. And to have the same as well in French, Italian, Spanish, Hiealmayn, Dutch, and English, 〈…〉 as w … 〈…〉 or La●●n. 
1. Cor. 14.  So that it shall be fit for every nation to have the same in his vulgar tongue, or in any other language, which he best understands, or wherein he hath most pleasure. All a●●●●ery fond and abu … 〈…〉 … ing to have, or read the same, heretofore notwithstanding. For the forbidding to read, to have or to keep the same Book in any vulgar language, was done by the devilish devise of divers destroyers, by the persuasion of heinous Hypocrites, subtle seducers, idle Idolaters, and perverse Papists (as if we should once have willed only to have had our laws read, and defended, & forbidden, to mark, or understand the same) and therefore to signify further, we give full & free Pardon of all syns' remited or not remitted for seeing that all such read not the holy book in vain, but that they rule their life & govern themselves & theirs to the uttermost of their powers, according to the rules, 
Deut. 5. d Mar. 16. d jofue. 1.  & authorities comprised in this said book, without bending either to the right hand or the left: Casting apart all men's traditions (touching the rule of souls) yea, what aparans of holiness soever they have, as well by doing of mirackels, as other wise, 
Mat. 2. b Gal. 1 a. b  for we do utterly abhor all the same: yet although our most chiefest servant 〈…〉 … sters' meddled there 〈…〉   

¶ Authority to 〈…〉  
ALso every poe … 〈…〉 truly and d … 〈…〉 shall admonish 〈…〉 the people to live 〈…〉 tenor a●● only 〈…〉 ●●stitutions and 〈…〉 contained in the sa … 〈…〉 out alleging an … 〈…〉 in their preaching 〈…〉 then such as by oh … 〈…〉 … ment & will, have f … 〈…〉 … ten before the holy 〈…〉 … ture. All such should … 〈…〉 virtue of these pre … 〈…〉 … lie and without ga … 〈…〉 contradiction, go … 〈…〉 through the whole … 〈…〉 general Pardon, 〈…〉 gospel of our we … 〈…〉 jesus, forbidding 〈…〉 〈…〉 estate or condition 〈…〉 … emperish or hinder 〈…〉 … is their business 〈…〉 … ery of them will 〈…〉 us, at the day of 〈…〉 … s then, and there 〈…〉 our heavy dispel … 〈…〉 to fine for their 〈…〉 … all reward them. 〈…〉 … sentes, we will 〈…〉 … e, that in all places, 〈…〉 shall so Preach 〈…〉, that they have 〈…〉 to live accordingly.   

〈…〉 … ose a Ghostly father.  
〈…〉 … se that heretofore 〈…〉, & by these laws 〈…〉 bound & constrai… 〈…〉 … oh confess their sins 〈…〉 … r Monk, or secular 〈…〉 … f them received, I 〈…〉 … hat peevish penitens 〈…〉 … olution, & shall hereafter confess their 〈…〉 to the same our S … 〈…〉 with true contrici … 〈…〉 faith, that he all … 〈…〉 forgiven and pat … 〈…〉 will also keep the … 〈…〉 power, to return 〈…〉 more, or to do v … 〈…〉 neighbour, but 〈…〉 there self, forge … 〈…〉 hearts their spit … 〈…〉 counseling then 〈…〉 charitably, and 〈…〉 wrongful with 〈…〉 to the due owner 〈…〉 as thus do, shall … 〈…〉 … lie absolved. A P … 〈…〉   

¶ Partisipation of t … 〈…〉 and all other his be … 〈…〉  
YEt they, and 〈…〉 shall be cont … 〈…〉 … tant in the 〈…〉 of in the article n … 〈…〉 〈…〉 selves, in heart, in 〈…〉 … deed, to fulfil that 〈…〉 … en in the same (not 〈…〉 … edy and poor per … 〈…〉, needy sick, priso … 〈…〉 … es, and fatherless 〈…〉 … ere indigent peo … 〈…〉 … such as in perfect 〈…〉 … 'em selves at the 〈…〉, otherwise called 〈…〉 … and there shall eat 〈…〉 … d shall drink of 〈…〉 thanks giving, even 〈…〉 … r dear son je … 〈…〉 … ed to be done, in 〈…〉 … f him, & also since 〈…〉 … r faithful ambas … 〈…〉 … ath showed, and 〈…〉 … e our authority, all 〈…〉 … oh, shall be perta … 〈…〉 … enefits, and shall 〈…〉, and be fully and 〈…〉 of all their faults 〈…〉 … ontrarywise we publish all those 〈…〉 & out of our favour 〈…〉 shall and unworth … 〈…〉 said bread & drink 〈…〉 cup not have exa … 〈…〉 … ved themselves 〈…〉 …cing unto them 〈…〉 the same shall be 〈…〉 … ment and conde … 〈…〉 the text of the con … 〈…〉 … seth, that we ga … 〈…〉 … sioner Paul in t … 〈…〉   

Dispensation oh … 〈…〉 and wh … 〈…〉  
furthermore, 〈…〉 person of wha … 〈…〉 he or they be, 〈…〉 any vow, be it oh … 〈…〉 … vertye or obedien … 〈…〉 … mes de Compost … 〈…〉 to Rome, or jer … 〈…〉 … ter into any oath … 〈…〉 or otherwise, if 〈…〉 〈…〉 … ill of good will in 〈…〉 and become in the 〈…〉 … t they can to serve 〈…〉 beloved son to the 〈…〉 said) his relive, 〈…〉 the rest of their 〈…〉 to the prescript 〈…〉 … yving, contained 〈…〉 the Bible before 〈…〉 shall by dispen … 〈…〉 of all and every 〈…〉 before said: & 〈…〉 … dons here above 〈…〉 … e freely given to 〈…〉   

〈…〉 men's laws 〈…〉 additions.  
〈…〉 … s, Monks Chan 〈…〉 … ystred, Hermits & 〈…〉 … also all other kind 〈…〉 … ich are aggrieved 〈…〉 … ours, Dirges & 〈…〉 day feasts, ceri … 〈…〉 and superstitions abstinence, and pevi … 〈…〉 … ges and vain viag … 〈…〉 as be not pleased v … 〈…〉 of Monasterus hall … 〈…〉 … lie paching, being f … 〈…〉 … esh & other meat 〈…〉 … ayes, times, & 〈…〉 … ut of the state of 〈…〉 a great farthel of ot … 〈…〉 and heavy burthe … 〈…〉 with the false Do … 〈…〉 Heretics, and th' … 〈…〉 … sers' have enjoin … 〈…〉 themselves not, to 〈…〉 them with any of 〈…〉 all such, I say, as w … 〈…〉 before shallbe fully d … 〈…〉 to leave all those t … 〈…〉 truly we our sell … 〈…〉 detest and abhor 〈…〉 that our adversary 〈…〉 … nemy the man of sin … 〈…〉 … dition which hath 〈…〉 self above us, 〈…〉 〈…〉 them upon his own 〈…〉 … t being willed to do 〈…〉 any of our Secret … 〈…〉 … oh never enclosed in 〈…〉 … such orders of living 〈…〉 of our high Court 〈…〉 … lie, may appear by the 〈…〉 that they have 〈…〉 said book, called 〈…〉 containeth no 〈…〉 … h rites: but rather 〈…〉 … dden straightly that 〈…〉 … esumteous to add 〈…〉 … e there fro.   

〈…〉 of sins to the de … 〈…〉 … s of images.  
〈…〉 … wing the conquest 〈…〉 of the realm of our 〈…〉 son jesus, every 〈…〉 shall give comfort, 〈…〉 … avour to destroy & 〈…〉 … early to abolish and 〈…〉 … as'st down Altars, 〈…〉 … ages and Idols with the false proph … 〈…〉 … tes, & deceitful de … 〈…〉 …ted: to the great p … 〈…〉 … robbery of the honour a … 〈…〉 due to our beloved 〈…〉 & to the detriment 〈…〉 of his subjects. An 〈…〉 will not offer, n … 〈…〉 offer … hereafter 〈…〉 Wine F … s … 〈…〉 Also who so will we … 〈…〉 down before the … 〈…〉 more kiss them, 〈…〉 … nes, Would, or any oh … 〈…〉 …monly called a Rel … 〈…〉 place here of, shall h … 〈…〉 … ship in spirit and tr … 〈…〉 king, our son Ies … 〈…〉 sake, and in his na … 〈…〉 come give the said 〈…〉 (before used for the 〈…〉 Masses & year min … 〈…〉 they filled their bell … 〈…〉 maintenance of 〈…〉 〈…〉 of poor houses to 〈…〉 … mfort of strangers, 〈…〉 … and orphans, sick, 〈…〉 … res. Such as thus 〈…〉 which was abused 〈…〉 and free forgiveness 〈…〉 … ce, as in the year of 〈…〉 … bily.   

〈…〉 pains of Purgatory.  
〈…〉 much as the thee … 〈…〉 say they be Shep … 〈…〉 … meddle so far, not 〈…〉 … e Merchandise of 〈…〉 … so of souls, & that 〈…〉 … king of Satan, 〈…〉 transfigureth him 〈…〉 Angel of light) have 〈…〉 made a Fire of Pur … 〈…〉 … strait way (for more … 〈…〉 … and will find remedy 〈…〉 … e same (that is to 〈…〉 … sses, with Dirges, 〈…〉 … ages, with Suffrages, with public 〈…〉 salted water (or hall … 〈…〉 term it) and by oh … 〈…〉 … ble means, falsely 〈…〉 our leave or licence 〈…〉 practised: we there … 〈…〉 these presents, that t … 〈…〉 … gatorye bayn or l … 〈…〉 only the alone bls … 〈…〉 jesus abovesay … 〈…〉 and by whom all 〈…〉 … fied, purged and 〈…〉 in very heart beleu … 〈…〉 they be so: forth … 〈…〉 & freely deliver all f … 〈…〉 from the said fire 〈…〉 so that they had a … 〈…〉 … posed to have been … 〈…〉 yea also we restra … 〈…〉 hell fire and infer … 〈…〉 that they daily 〈…〉 true and lively f … 〈…〉 of our son before … 〈…〉   

〈…〉 Pardons given 〈…〉 … ut Money.  
〈…〉 … eretofore falls Per … 〈…〉 … es of Rome, have 〈…〉 … se throw the world, 〈…〉 … e, & yet are divers 〈…〉 … ans, which have 〈…〉 … r against, certain … 〈…〉 … t was but a mean 〈…〉 money, and a very 〈…〉, we therefore will 〈…〉 … d any thing, so that 〈…〉 … on none disburse 〈…〉 … e (but to supply the 〈…〉 … re and needy, as it 〈…〉 … ticles above said) 〈…〉 … erlasting curse to 〈…〉 … ur, slander, or hin … 〈…〉 … on of this same.  
〈…〉 … pointed & chosen 〈…〉 … razors hands the Per … 〈…〉 … ysade shall begin 〈…〉 … ithin every year, 〈…〉 … our that it shall please our soveraig … 〈…〉 call the subjects of 〈…〉 … sus Christ) to his f … 〈…〉 follow always the 〈…〉 lasting predestina … 〈…〉 from the beginning 〈…〉 of our bosum, & t … 〈…〉 shall induce world 〈…〉 two everlastingly 〈…〉 … word … it is our uncha … 〈…〉 … venly william. Not … 〈…〉 commanding all o … 〈…〉 … iectes' upon pain 〈…〉 displeasure not to ab … 〈…〉 here upon, neither … 〈…〉 contemn the holy m … 〈…〉 hath pleased us t … 〈…〉 here in as is the holy 〈…〉 that is to say the S … 〈…〉 Baptym, and that 〈…〉 whereof we have sp … 〈…〉 the good works of 〈…〉 …ning the love due t … 〈…〉 your neighbours, for if 〈…〉 〈…〉 our grace, come to 〈…〉 … nne or to cast a side 〈…〉 … ns', he shall feel at 〈…〉 … ty and sad weight 〈…〉 … ce upon him, and 〈…〉 now by proof how 〈…〉 … rrible it is to fall … 〈…〉 … es.  
〈…〉 … puted to receive the 〈…〉 … on's is the only 〈…〉 he of jesus 〈…〉 christ.  
〈…〉 PROCOPIA: 〈…〉 … stolus jesu Christi. 〈…〉 … moth. 2. d.    
FINIS.