C R DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE royal blazon surmounted by a crown and flanked by the English lion and Tudor rose on one side and the Scottish unicorn and thistle on the other At the Court at WHITEHALL, August the 14, 1663. Present The Kings most Excellent Majesty, Lord Chancellor Lord Treasurer Lord Privy-Seal Duke of Buckingham Duke of Albemarle Lord Chamberlain Earl of Berkshire Earl of St. Alban Earl of Sandwich Earl of Anglesey Earl of Earl of Middleton Earl of Carbery Lord Bishop of London Lord Wentworth Lord Berkeley Lord Ashley Sir William Compton Mr. Treasurer Mr. Vice-Chamberlain Mr. Secretary Morice Mr. Secretary Bennet. TO the end the World may the better take notice of His Majesty's Royal Intention to observe the Act of Indemnity and General Pardon inviolably, for the Public good and Satisfaction of all His Subjects, It was this day Ordered, That a Copy of the Order of this Board of the 5th instant, touching the illegal Proceed in the Isle of Man against William Christian, and putting him to death, contrary to the said Act of General Pardon, be sent unto His Majesty's Printer; who is commanded forthwith to Print the same in the English Letter, in Folio, in such manner as Acts of Parliament are usually printed, and His Majesty's Arms prefixed. Richard Browne. At the Court at Whitehall, the 5th of August, 1663. GEorge Christian, Son and Heir of William Christian deceased, having exhibited his Complaint to His Majesty in Council, That his Father being at a House of his in His Majesty's Isle of Man, was imprisoned by certain persons of that Island, pretending themselves to be a Court of justice; That he was by them accused of High Treason, pretended to be committed against the Countess Dowager of Derby, in the year 1651. And that they thereupon proceeded to judgement, and caused him to be put to death, notwithstanding the Act of General Pardon and Indemnity (whereof he claimed the benefit) and his Appeal to His Majesty; and humbly imploring His Majesty's Princely Compassion towards the distressed Widow, and seven Fatherless Children of the deceased: His Majesty was graciously pleased, with the Advice of His Council, to Order, That Thomas Norris and Hugh Cannell, the two judges (by them in that Island called Deemsters) and Richard Stevenson, Robert Colcott, and Richard Tildesley, three of the Members of the pretended Court of justice, and Henry Nowell Deputy Governor of the said Island, should be forthwith sent for, and brought up by a Sergeant at Arms, here, before His Majesty in Council, to appear and answer to such accusations as should be exhibited against them; which said six persons being accordingly brought hither, & the fifteenth day of July last appointed for a full hearing of the whole business, the Earl of Derby then also summoned to appear, and the Lord Chief justice of the King's Bench, and the Lord Chief Baron of His Majesty's Exchequer, with the King's Counsel Learned in the Laws required to be present, and all parties called in, with their Counsel and Witnesses; After full hearing of the whole matter on both sides, and the parties-withdrawn, the said judges being desired to deliver their Opinion, did (in presence of the King's Counsel Learned in the Laws) declare, That the Act of General Pardon and Indemnity did, and aught to be understood to extend into the Isle of Man, as well as into any other of His Majesty's Dominions, and Plantations beyond the Seas; And that being a Public general Act of Parliament, it ought to have been taken notice of by the judges in the Isle of Man, although it had not been pleaded, and although there were no Proclamation made thereof: His Majesty being therefore deeply sensible of this great Violation of His Act of General Pardon, whereof His Majesty hath always been very tender, and doth expect and require, that all His Subjects in all His Dominions and Plantations shall enjoy the full benefit and advantage of the same; And having this day taken this business into further Consideration, and all Parties called in and heard, did, by and with the Advice of the Council, Order, and it is hereby Ordered, That all persons any way concerned in the seizure of the Estate of the said William Christian deceased, or instrumental in the Ejection of the Widow and Children out of their Houses and Fortune, do take care, that entire Restitution be made of all the said Estate, as well real as personal, as also all Damages sustained, with full Satisfaction for all Profits by them received since the said Estate hath been in their hands. And that, whereas the said William Christian deceased, was one of the Two lives remaining in an Estate in Lancashire, That the detriment accrueing by the untimely death of the said William Christian, therein, or in like cases, shall be estimated, and in like manner fully repaired. That in regard of the great Trouble and Charges the complainants have been at in pursuit of this business, Ordered, That they do exhibit to this Board a true Account upon Oath of all Expenses and Damages by them sustained in the journeys of themselves and Witnesses, and of all other their Charges in the following of this business. And whereas Ewan Curghey, Samuel Ratcliff, and John Cesar, were by the same Court of justice imprisoned, and had their Estates seized and confiscated, without any legal Trial, It is Ordered, That the said Ewan Curghey, Samuel Ratcliff, and John Cesar be likewise restored to all their Estates real and personal, and fully repaired in all the Charges and Expenses which they have been at since their first Imprisonment, as well in the Prosecution of this business, as in their journey thither, or any other way whatsoever thereunto relating; The which Satisfaction, Expenses, and all other Sums of Money to be raised by virtue of this Order, are to be furnished by the Deemsters, Members, and Assistants of the said Court of justice, who are hereby Ordered to raise all such the said Sums, and thereof to make due Payment, and give full Satisfaction unto the Parties respectively hereby appointed to receive it. And to the end the guilt of that Blood, which hath been unjustly spilt, may in some sort be expiated, and His Majesty receive some kind of Satisfaction for the untimely loss of a Subject, It is Ordered, That the said Thomas Norris, and Hugh Cannell, who Decreed this violent death, be committed, and remain Prisoners in the King's Bench, to be proceeded against in the Ordinary course of justice, so to receive condign punishment according to the merit of so heinous a fact. That Richard Stevenson, Robert Collcott, and Richard Tildesley be discharged from farther Restraint, giving good Security to appear at this Board whensoever summoned, and not departed this City until full Satisfaction shall be given, and all Orders of this Board whatsoever relating to this business fully executed in the Island. And in regard that upon the Examination of this business, it doth appear, That Edward Christian, being one of the Deemsters or judges in the Isle of Man, did, when the Court refused to admit of the deceased William Christians Plea of the Art of Indemnity, make his Protestation against their Illegal Proceed, and did withdraw himself, and came into England to solicit His Majesty, and implore His justice: It is Ordered, That the Earl of Derby do forthwith by Commission in due and accustomed manner, restore, constitute and appoint the said Edward Christian one of the Deemsters or judges of the said Island, so to remain and continue in the due execution of the said place. And lastly, It is Ordered, That the said Henry Nowell Deputy Governor, (whose fault hath been the not complying with, and yielding due obedience to the Orders of His Majesty and this Board sent into the Island) giving good Security to appear at this Board whensoever summoned, be forthwith discharged from all farther Restraint, and permitted to return into the Island; and he is hereby strictly Commanded to employ the Power and Authority, which, by virtue of his Commission he hath in that Island, in performance of and obedience to all Commands and Orders of His Majesty and this Board in this whole business, or any way relating thereunto. Signed by Lord Chancellor Lord Treasurer Lord Privy-Seal Duke of Albemarle Lord Chamberlain Earl of Berkshire Earl of St. Alban Earl of Anglesey Earl of Sandwich Earl of Earl of Middleton Earl of Carbery Lord Bishop of London Lord Wentworth Lord Berkeley Lord Ashley Sir William Compton Mr. Treasurer Mr. Vice-Chamberlain Mr. Secretary Morice Mr. Secretary Bennet. Richard Brown Clerk of the Council. LONDON, Printed by John Bill and Christopher Barker, Printers to the KING'S most Excellent Majesty, 1663.