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HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE  
DIEV ET MON DROIT   
By the King.  
A PROCLAMATION, Concerning His Majesty's Coronation Pardon.  
CHARLES. R.  
THe King's most Excellent Majesty since his Return to the Exercise of the Regal Powers of his Crown hath passed an Act of General Pardon, Oblivion and Indemnity, and hath also directed Charters of Pardon according to a form prescribed to issue under His Great Seal, which have been sued forth by many of His Subjects, wherein, as to the Amplitude of the matters pardoned, His Majesty hath far exceeded the Precedents of all former Coronation, and other Pardons by any of His Predecessors, And also the limits of time to which they extend, are nearer to the time of His Majesty's Coronation than hath been used in the former Examples, whereby His Majesty hath granted his Coronation Pardon in effect before His Coronation; Nevertheless, not willing to vary from the Course of His Predecessors at their Coronation, and being well pleased with opportunities to abound in acts of Grace and Clemency to His people, from whom He doth also expect Returns of Loyalty and due obedience on their parts, whereof His Majesty doth not doubt: Therefore the Kings most Excellent Majesty doth by this His Royal Proclamation publish and declare, that all and every the Subjects of His Majesty's Realms of England and Ireland, the Dominion of Wales, the Isses of Jersey and Guernsey, and the Town of Berwick upon Tweed, or any of them may sue out Pardons according to the form already ordered and directed by his Majesty, which is more ample in the things pardoned, and with fewer Exceptions than have been usual in Pardons granted upon like occasion at the Coronation of his Majesty's Predecessors, And is Graciously pleased, and doth hereby signify and declare His Royal pleasure to be; That the said Pardons shall be extended in time further than the times limited by the Act of Oblivion and his former Grants of Pardon, or either of them (that is to say) unto the Nine and Twentyeth day of December now last passed, on which day the late Parliament did dissolve and determine. And to the end His Majesty's Subjects may have sufficient notice to lay hold of His Princely Grace and Favour intended herein, His Majesty is pleased and doth declare, That the said Pardons shall and may be sued out at any time within the space of One whole Year to be accounted from the Twenty third day of this instant April, being the day appointed for his Royal Coronation. Provided always, and his Majesty doth declare, That no person or persons in the said Act of General Pardon, Indemnity and Oblivion, Excepted or not pardoned or reserved to future pains or penalties as therein is expressed, nor such persons (not exceeding the number of Twelve persons in the whole) which his Majesty for that purpose will nominate and signify unto the Earl of Clarenden Lord High Chancellor of England, within Twenty days next ensuing after His Royal Coronation; Nor any persons guilty of Burglary shall be admitted to have the benefit of the said Pardon. And whereas divers persons in the said Act of General Pardon particularly named, are thereby disabled from bearing any Office of Trust or public employment within this Realm of England, Dominion of Wales, or Town of Barwick upon Tweed, His Majesty willeth and declareth that His said Pardon shall not be Granted to any of the said disabled persons, but with like Exceptions and Disabilities in all things, and in such manner as are mentioned in the said Act of General Pardon, and according to the true meaning of the said Act, and no otherwise.  
Given at Our Court at Whitehall, the Three and twentieth day of April, One thousand six hundred sixty one, and in the Thirteenth year of His Majesty's Reign.  
GOD SAVE THE KING.   

LONDON, Printed by John Bill, Printer to the KING'S most Excellent MAJESTY, 1661. At the KING'S Printing House in Blackfriars.