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A79026	Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.	By the King. A proclamation of His Majesties grace, favour, and pardon, to the inhabitants of His county of Sussex.	1642.0		.xml	application/xml	1032	46	65	WHEREAS We have taken notice that by the malice , Industry and Importunity of severall ill affected and seditious persons in Our County of Sussex , very many of Our weake and seduced Subjects of that Our County have not only been drawne to exercise the Militia , under colour of a pretended Ordinance , without and against Our Consent ( a Crime of a very high nature , if We would strictly enquire thereinto ) but have made Contributions of Plate , Money and Horses , towards the maintenance of the Army now in Rebellion against Vs ; We doe hereby publish and declare , That We are graciously pleased to attribute the Crimes and Offences of Our said Subjects of that Country to the power and Faction of their seducers , Who , We beleeve by Threates , Menaces , and false Informations compelled and led them into these actions of undutifullnesse and disloyalty towards Vs ; And We doe therefore hereby offer Our free and gracious Pardon to all the Inhabitants of Our said County of Sussex , for all Offences concerning the premises committed against Vs before the publishing of this Our Proclamation ( except Herbert Morley Esquire , and Henry Chisttey Cittizen of Chichester , ) against whom Wee shall proceed according to the Rules of the Law , as against Traitours and Stirrers of sedition against Vs , And whom Wee doe hereby require all Our Officers and Ministers of Iustice , and all Our loving Subjects whatsoever , to apprehend and cause to be kept in safe Custody till Our Pleasure be further knowne . This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A79026 of text R211298 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.5[97]).	cache/A79026.xml	txt/A79026.txt
