CHARLES by the Grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith &c. Whereas by Our Declaration, Dated at Breda the 4/14 day of April last past, We did Declare, That We did grant a Full and General Pardon, which We were ready to pass under Our Great Seal of England, to all Our Subjects, of what Degree or Quality soever, who within Forty days after the Publication there of, should lay hold upon that Our Grace and Favor, and should, by any the publick Act, Declare their doing so, and that they returned to the Loyalty and Obedi­ence of good Subjects, excepting only such persons as should be excepted by Parliament. And We did further Declare, That (those only excepted) all Our subjects, how faulty soever, should rely upon the Word of a King, solemnly given by that Our Declaration, That no Crime whatsoever, committed against Vs, or Our Royal Father, before the publication there­of, should ever rise in Iudgment, or be brought in question, against any of them, to the least Indammagement, either of their Lives, Liberties, or Estates; Or (as far forth as lay in Our Power) so much as to the prejudice of their Re­putation, by any reproach, or term of distinction, from the rest of Our best Subjects. We desiring, and ordaining, That thenceforward all Notes of Discord, Separation, and difference of Parties, might be utterly abolished amongst all Our Subjects, whom we invited, and Conjured to a perfect Vnion amongst themselves, under Our Protection, for the re­settlement of Our just Rights, and theirs in a Free Parlament; Which Our said Declaration We sent Inclosed in Our Letters, to both Houses of Parliament, and the same was by them received the first Day of May last; And after­wards according to Our Intention and Will was Printed and Published for the satisfaction of Our Subjects.

And whereas, afterwards, (that is to say) the seaventh day of June instant, Our Commons assembled in Parliament, did Resolve and Declare, That they did by that their publique Act, for, and in behalf of themselves, and every of them, and of all the Commons of England, of what Quality or Degree soever they were, Lay hold upon Our Free and Ge­nerall Pardon, according as in Our said Letters and Declaration it was Granted, Tendred, or Expressed.

And that Our House, with their Speaker, did attend, and present to Vs their Humble desire; That it may be as effectuall to all Our Subjects in particular, (Except, as before Excepted) as if every of them, had at any time since the first of May last, personally layd hold upon Our Grace and Pardon, and by publique Act declared their doing so; And that Wee Would be pleased to Declare Our acceptance thereof accordingly, and by Our Royall Proclamation to assure the hearts of Our Subjects of the same. We being very willing and desirous to administer all just satisfaction and ease to the mindes of our people, and to remove all Feares and and Iealousies which may concern their security; And to ma­nifest to them, and the World, that Our heart is possessed With the same Clemency and tenderness towards them, that Wee expressed in that Our Declaration; Which if it were not, We should not think Our self worthy of those signal Belssings Which God Almighty hath powred upon Vs, and the Nation since; And by the publication of that Our Declaration, in the Cheerfull obedience of Our Subjects, Do hereby publish and declare; That We do Graciously accept the said Address of Our said House of Commons, to the full Intent and End thereof, and on the behalf of All the Commons of England, and that We will very willingly and cheerfully give Our Royall Assent to the said Act of Free and General pardon, when it shall be presented to Vs by Our two Houses of Parlament, and which We do with some Impati­ence expect, as the most reasonable and solid Foundation of that peace, happiness and security, We hope, and pray for, to Our self, and all Our Dominions; And for the better manifestation of Our gracious intentions and desire herein; and in regard that the great Deliverations of Our Houses of Parliament, upon all the weighty Affairs of the Kingdom, cannot admit that expedition, in the dispatch of this Bill, which the general fears and apprehensions of Our people may long for; and, that the consideration of excepting Notorious Delinquents, may not stop the current of Our Mercy and Grace to­wards the generality of Our Subjects We leave it to themselves to take and sue out, Our particular Pardons, in such manner as they think fit; And to that purpose We have appointed Our Secretaries of State to present Warrants to Vs for Our Signature, directing Our Atturney General to prepare Bills, for the passing Pardons to such, who shall desire the same; in the issuing whereof, We will take it upon Our Self, and it shall be Our Care, and the Care of those Our Ministers, through whose hands the same are to pass, That no Pardon shall pass to any of those Notorious Offen­ders, who are in danger, or like to be be Excepted by the Parliament: And We have given order to Our Attorney-General, and Council at Law for preparing as full a Pardon of all Treasons, Felonies, and other Misdemeanors, for all other persons, which have happened or been occasioned by reason of the late Troubles, as they can wish.

Given at Our Court at Whitehall, the Fifteenth day of June, in the Twelfth Year of Our Reign, 1660.