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A32064	Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.	A proclamation of His Majesties grace, favour, and pardon to the inhabitants of his county of Chester	1642.0		.xml	application/xml	1006	44	65	WHEREAS We have taken notice , that by the Malice , Industry , and Importunity of severall ill-affected and seditious Persons in Our County or Chester , very many of Our weake and seduced Subjects of that Our County have not only beene 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 gratiously pleased to attribute the Crimes and Offences of Our said Subjects of that County , 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 Chester , for all offences concerning the Premisses committed against Vs , before the publishing of this Our Proclamation , except Sir William Brereton Knight , against whom Wee shall proceed according to the Rules of the Law , as against a Traytour and Stirrour 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 A32064 of text R40798 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing C2665).	cache/A32064.xml	txt/A32064.txt
