Whereas we the lord lieutenant have lately received His Majesties letters dated the 28th of September 1672 which follow in these words ... by the Lord Lieutenant and Council, Essex.

Whereas we the lord lieutenant have lately received His Majesties letters dated the 28th of September 1672 which follow in these words ... by the Lord Lieutenant and Council, Essex.

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DIEV ET MON DROIT

BY THE Lord Lieutenant AND COUNCIL.

ESSEX,

WHEREAS We the Lord Lieutenant have lately received His Majesties Letters Dated the 28th of September 1672 Which follow in these words:

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CHARLES R.

RIght Trusty, and Right well beloved Cousin and Councellor, We Greet you well, Whereas in the time of the Lieutenancy of our Right Trusty and entirely beloved Cousin and Councellor James Duke of Ormond in that our Kingdom of Ireland, We did for several weighty reasons Vs thereunto, especially moving, by Our Letters under Our Signet and sign Manual, Order and Direct, that all Prosecution in criminal causes, against any of our Subjects of that Kingdom, upon the account of the late Rebellion and War, should be forborn, & that all our Iudges and Iustices of Assise and Goal delivery, and our Attorney and Solicitor General and all our Officers and Ministers and others of what degree soever should take notice thereof, And Proceed accordingly in all such cases, so that none of our said Subjects might be terrified by any prosecution in our behalf, but be in peace to follow their Lawful occasions, & that if any Indictments, Actions or Suits of that nature were depending against any of our said Subjects, that our Attorney General should be required to enter a Nolle prosequi in every such cause depending, and that no new Indictments or proceedings should be had, Notwithstanding which our Commands, We being lately given to understand (though we could not but expect the conformity of all our loving Subjects in that Kingdom to our example of Clemency, and to our declared pleasure against the continuance of animosities and differences after so long a time upon account of those things which ought to be forgotten and forgiven) that Actions have been brought by divers persons against several of our Subjects, even against some whose Estates have been forfeited, seized, and disposed by Act of Parliament upon the account of the said Rebellion and War, and judgements obtained against them for goods taken and Wrongs done in the heat of Rebellion and War, which being a great Terror to all who were Involved in those unfortunate actions, [Page] may be of dangerous consequence to the Peace and setlement of that our Kingdom, and renew and perpetuate feuds and heart-burnings, when men shall find themselves after t [...]rs pursued, even for those things for which they were not so much as questioned in the time of the late usurpers Tiranny, or if questioned were thereupon acquitted, out of a just sence of the mischiefs that may ensue, and a gratious inclination to heale the wounds, and cement the breaches, which by so many years division and War have been made, that all our people may return to that unanimity and neighbour-like fellowship, commerce and correspondence wherein they lived together before the three & Twentiethof October 1641, then which nothing can more conduce to our satisfaction and service, We do not only declare our just resentments that any of our Subjects should have commenced or prosecuted such actions and suits (which We doubt not upon this signification of Our pleasure, but they and every of them will respectively surcease) but we further declare, that our gratious intention is the first session of Parliament in that our Kingdom, to pass an act of free and General pardon, indempnity and oblivion to all our Subjects of the same, and in the mean time, We expect from and command you Our Lieutenant, and all our Officers, and loving Subjects of what degree, quality and condition soever, and every of them, to take notice hereof, and forbear the preferring, Commencing or prosecuting any Indictments, Bils, suits, Actions, or plaints against any our Subjects, of that our Kingdom, for any matter or thing relating to or done in that time of the late Rebellion or War, and before our happy Restoration that as we have extended Our Grace and Clemency to all in general, and perticular, they may Mutually remit the Offences & injuries of one another, And to the end, the declaration of this our pleasure may be taken notice of by all persons whatsoever, We strictly charge and command that these our Letters be inrolled in our four Courts at Dublin, and by A [...]t of state to be pass [...]d at our Council-Board, published to the whole Kingdom, For which this shall be unto you and all others whom it may Concern a sufficient w [...]rrant, And so We bid you heartily farewel.

Given at Our Court at White-Hall the 28th day of September 1672

In the 24th Year of Our Reign; By His Majesties Command.

Arlington.

TO Our Right Trusty, and Right well beloved Cousin and Councellor Arthur Earl of Essex, Our Lieutenant General, and General Governour of Our Kingdom of Ireland, Now we the Lord Lieutenant and Council in pursuance of his Majesties said Letters do by this Our Act of Council Order, that His Majesties said Letters be inrolled in His Majesties four Courts of Dublin, And we do also hereby publish His Majesties said Letters to and throughout this whole Kingdom, and we do hereby require all persons concerned to take notice of His Majesties pleasure thereby, signified and to observe the same,

Given at the Council-Chamber in Dublin the 21th day of October. 1672.

Ja: Armachanus.

Mich. Dublin Canc.

Arran.

Fran: Aungier.

Ro: Booth.

Jo: Bysse.

J: Temple.

Ro: Byron.

Will: Steuart.

H: Ingoldsby.

Theo: Iones.

Maurice Eustace.

Char: Meridyth.

Hen: Ford.

God Save the King.

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DƲBLIN, Printed by Benjamin Took, Printer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty; And are to be Sold by Joseph Wilde Book-seller in Castle-street. 1672.

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Whereas we the lord lieutenant have lately received His Majesties letters dated the 28th of September 1672 which follow in these words ... by the Lord Lieutenant and Council, Essex.

Ireland. Lord Lieutenant (1672-1677 : Essex)

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1672

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— Whereas we the lord lieutenant have lately received His Majesties letters dated the 28th of September 1672 which follow in these words ... by the Lord Lieutenant and Council, Essex., Ireland. Lord Lieutenant (1672-1677 : Essex), Essex, Arthur Capel, Earl of, 1631-1683..

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Printed by Benjamin Tooke ... and are to be sold by Joseph Wilde ...,. Dublin :: 1672.. (Title from first 4 lines of text.) (Statement of responsibility transposed from head of title.) (Imprint from colophon.) ("Given at the Council chamber in Dublin the 21th day of October. 1672"--leaf [2]) (Broadside in [2] leaves.) (Reproduction of original in the Society of Antiquaries Library, London.)

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