Indemnity and Oblivion Act 1660

The Causes and Ends of this Pardon and Indemnity.

The general Pardon.; Treasons and other Offences mentioned since 1st Jan. 1637.

THE Kings most Excellent Majesty taking into His Gratious and Serious consideration the long and great Troubles Discords and Warrs that have for many Yeares past beene in this Kingdome, And that diverse of His Subjects are by occasion thereof and otherwise falne into, and be obnoxious to great paines and penaltyes, Out of a hearty and pious Desire to put an end to all Suites and Controversies that by occasion of the late Distractions have arisen and may arise betweene all His Subjects, And to the intent that noe Crime whatsoever committed against His Majesty or His Royall Father shall hereafter rise in Judgement or be brought in Question against any of them to the least endamagement of them either in their Lives Libertyes Estates or to the prejudice of their Reputations by any Reproach or Terme of Distinction, And to bury all Seeds of future Discords and remembrance of the former as well in His owne Breast as in the Breasts of His Subjects one towards another, And in performance of His Royall and Gratious Word signified by His Letters to the severall Houses of Parliament now assembled, and His Declarations in that behalfe published Is pleased that it may be Enacted, And be it Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majesty with the advice and consent of the Lords and Commons in this present Parliament assembled First That all and all manner of Treasons, Misprisions of Treason, Murthers Felonies Offences Crimes Contempts and Misdemeanors Counceled Commanded Acted or done since the first day of January in the yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred thirty seaven by any person or persons before the [X1 twenty fourth] day of June in the yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred and sixty other then the persons hereafter by name excepted, in such manner as they are hereafter excepted by vertue or colour of any Command Power Authoritie Commission Warrant or Instructions from his late Majesty King Charles or his Majesty that now is, or from any other person or persons deriving or pretending to derive authority mediately or immediately from both or either of their Majestyes, or by vertue or colour of any Authority derived [X2 mediately or immediately] of or from both Houses or either House of Parliament or of or from any Convention or Assembly called or reputed, or taking on them the name of a Parliament, Or by from or under any Authority stiled or knowne by the Name of The Keepers of the Liberty of England by Authority of Parliament, Or by vertue or colour of any Writ, Commission Letters Patents Instruction or Instructions of or from any person or persons Tituled reputed or taken to be Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England Scotland and Ireland and the Dominions therunto belonging, or Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England Scotland and Ireland and the Dominions and Territories therto belonging, or assumeing the authority or reputed to be Cheife Magistrate of the Commonwealth, or Commander in cheife of the Forces or Armies of this Nation by Sea or Land or by any pretence Warrant or Command whatsoever from them, or any of them, or their or either of their respective Councills or Councill, or any Member of such Councill or Councills, or from any person or persons whatsoever deriving or pretending to derive Authority from them or any of them be Pardoned Released Indempnified Discharged and put in utter Oblivion.

Editorial Information

X1 Variant reading of the text noted in The Statutes of the Realm as follows: fower and twentieth O. [O. refers to a collection in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge]

X2 interlined on the Roll.