Section VIII Exceptions. Persons against whom there has been a Proclamation.

Excepted and foreprized out of this Act of general and free pardon all persons against whom any Proclamation hath been published att any time since the Seven and twentieth day of April in the yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred ninety foure and before the said Nine and twentieth day of April One thousand six hundred ninety five.

Prisoners of War.

And alsoe excepted out of this general pardon all persons who have been prisoners of Warr att any time since the First day of June in the yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred eighty nine and before the Thirtieth day of April One thousand six hundred ninety five.

Prisoners under Bail for Crimes.

And alsoe excepted all persons who are or shall bee prisoners or under bail for any Crime upon the said Nine and twentieth day of April One thousand six hundred ninety five.

Persons in Territories of France.

And alsoe excepted and foreprized out of this general and free pardon all persons who are now remaineing continueing or being in any of the Dominions or Territories belonging to the French King (other than those who are actual prisoners.

Persons employed by the French King, &c.

And alsoe excepted all such persons who are any ways employed by or in the service of the said French King or are employed by or in the service of the late King James.

Persons impeached this Session.

And alsoe excepted all persons who have been or shall bee impeached in Parliament dureing this present Session.

Treasons out of the Realm.

And alsoe excepted all and every manner of treasons committed or done by any person or persons in any parts or places out of this Realme of England since the Thirteenth day of February One thousand six hundred eighty eight.

Treasons, &c. 3 & 4 (3) W. & M. c. 13.

And alsoe excepted all treasons and other offences committed or done contrary to or against an Act of this present Parliament made att a Session held in the Third and Fourth yeares of the reigne of King William and Queen Mary intituled An Act against corresponding with their Majesties Enemies.

Treasons upon the Seas, &c.

And alsoe excepted all treasons done or committed upon the high seas and all suits punishments outlawries judgments executions paines of death forfeitures and penalties for or by reason or occasion of any the treasons and offences before excepted.

Offences against 13 Car. II. Stat. 1. c. 9.

And alsoe excepted all offences comitted or done by any Officers Mariners Soldiers or others contrary to or against an Act of Parliament made in the Thirteenth yeare of the reigne of King Charles the second intituled An Act for the establishing articles and orders for the regulateing and better government of his Majesties Navy Ships of Warr and Forces by Sea.

Offences against 1 W. & M. Sess. 1. c. 34; 2 W. & M. Sess. 2. c. 14; 4 & 5 W. & M. c. 25.

And alsoe all offences comitted or done against an Act made in the first yeare of the reigne of King William and Queen Mary intituled An Act for prohibiting all trade and commerce with France and another Act made in the second yeare of the said reigne of King William and Queen Mary intituled An Act for the more effectual putting in execution the said last menc[i]oed Act and against an Act of this present Parliament made att a Session held in the Fourth and Fifth yeares of King William and Queen Mary intituled An Act for continuing the Acts for prohibiting all trade and commerce with France and for the encouragement of Privateers or against any of them.

Forging Great Seal, &c. and Coiners diminishing the Coin.

And alsoe excepted out of this free pardon all offences of forgeing and false counterfeiting the Great or Privy Seal Signe Manual or Privy Signett or of any of the Moneys currant within this realme and alsoe all offences of clipping washing fileing scaling lightning impaireing or other unlawfull diminishing any X1 of the said moneys by any ways or means whatsoever contrary to the laws and statutes of this realme.

Bringing in and uttering false Money, &c.

And alsoe except the offences of bringing into this realme any false or counterfeit money made or counterfeited out of this realme knowing the same to bee counterfeit and uttering any such false or counterfeit money and all misprisions and concealments of the treasons before excepted and all abetting aiding comforting and procuring of the same offences or any of the said treasons before excepted

Escapes of Traitors.

And alsoe excepted out of this pardon all escapes of traytors or others and the offences of being consenting or accessary thereto or permitting the same.

Murders, Petit Treasons, &c.

And alsoe excepted all manner of voluntary murders petit treasons and wilfull poisonings done or committed by any person or persons and alsoe all wilfull burning of houses or barnes with corne in them att the time of such burning and all and every the accessaries of the same offences or any of them.

Piracies.

And alsoe excepted and foreprized out of this general pardon all piraces and robberies done upon the seas and all and every procuring or abetting any such offenders and the comforting and receiving of them or any of them or of any goods taken by way of Piracy or robbery upon the seas as aforesaid.

Burglaries, &c.

And alsoe excepted out of this pardon all burglaries and all breaking into and stealing out of any dwelling house or X2or houses in the day and all accessaries to any the said burglaries and felonies.

Robberies of Church and on the Highway.

And alsoe excepted all robberies of Churches and stealing any plate utensils or goods of or belonging to the same And alsoe all robberies committed upon any person or persons in or neare the highway.

Buggery.

And alsoe excepted the detestable and abominable vice of buggery committed with mankind or beast.

Rape.

And alsoe excepted all rapes and carnal ravishments of women.

Taking away Women.

And aisoe excepted all ravishments and wilful takeing away or marrying of any widdow maid or damsel against her will or without the assent or agreement of her parents or such as then had her in custody and all offences of aiding and comforting procureing or abetting any such ravishments wilfull takeing or marrying had committed or done.

Perjury, Forgery, Subornation, counterfeiting Fines, &c; Forging Examinations of Witnesses tending to take away Life.

And alsoe excepted out of this pardon all offences of perjury and subornation of witnesses and endeavouring or conspireing to bribe and corrupt any person to give a false testimony and the offences of forgeing and counterfeiting and solicitation of forgeing and counterfeiting any fines or other records deeds wills escripts or writeings whatsoever and alsoe the offences of forgeing or counterfeiting Seamens ticketts or authorities for receiving any su[m]ms of money due to Seamen And all offences of forgeing and counterfeiting any examinations or testimonies of any witnesse or witnesses tending to bring any person or persons into danger of his life and all procureing or X3concealing of any such forgeries or counterfeitings had made committed or done.

Offences against 25 Car. II. c. 2..

And alsoe excepted out of this Act of general pardon all offences committed or done contrary to or against an Act of Parliament made in the Five and twentieth yeare of the reigne of King Charles the Second intituled An Act for preventing dangers which may happen from Popish Recusants.

Offences against 30 Car. II. Stat. 2.

And alsoe excepted all offences committed against an Act of Parliament made in the Thirtieth yeare of the reigne of the said King Charles the Second intituled An Act for the more effectual preserving the Kings Person and Government by disableing Papists from sitting in either House of Parliament and all forfeitures paines penalties and disabilities which any person or persons is are or may bee liable to by reason of any of the said offences committed against either of the said statutes.

Destroying Timber in Forests.

And alsoe excepted all offences committed in any Forest since the Thirteenth day of February One thousand six hundred eighty eight in cutting downe takeing away or destroying any timber or trees or any, fences or inclosures of or in the said Forests.

High Treason and all Offences against any Act (except about Apprentices) already prosecuted; and Forfeitures, &c. for which Action has been brought as herein mentioned.

And alsoe excepted all offences of high treason and all other offences misdemeanors contempts or other Act or deed had suffered committed or done contrary to any Act of Parliament (other then useing or causeing to bee used any craft mystery or occupation by any persons not brought upp therein seven yeares as an apprentice) or contrary to the common law of this realme And all forfeitures and other penalties and profitts now due accrued and growne and which shall or may bee due accrue or grow to the Kings Majesty by reason of any the crimes or offences aforesaid whereof or for which any action bill plaint information or indictment att any time within two yeares next before the day of assembling and holding of this Parliament or att any time since hath been found commenced or sued in any of his Majesties courts att Westminster or before any Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer Goal Delivery or Justices of Assize and is depending and remaining to bee prosecuted or, whereupon any verdict judgment or decree is already given or entred or whereof or whereupon his Majesty or her Majesty the late Queen of blessed memory by his or her bill signed or otherwise have or hath made any gift or assignment to any person or persons before the said Thirtieth day of April One thousand six hundred ninety five And all awards of court orders sentences judgements executions and proceedings had or to bee had upon or concerning or by reason or occasion of any such offence misdemeanor contempt act or deed.

Informations concerning Bridges, &c. depending.

And alsoe excepted out of this pardon all informations indictments and other proceedings depending concerning any common high-ways or bridges and all issues returned upon any processe concerning the same since the Twentieth day of March One thousand six hundred seventy nine.

Embezzling the King's Goods, &c; Conveying Stores, &c. to the French King. Breach of Covenant with the King.

And alsoe excepted all offences in taking away imbezling or purloyning any of the Kings Majesties goods monies chattells jewels armour munition stores naval provisions shipping ordnance and other habiliments of warr and all offences in conveying to the French King or any of his subjects any naval stores or commodities or contraband goods or supplying him or them with the same.

Breach of convenant with the King.

And alsoe excepted all conditions and covenants and all penalties titles and forfeitures of conditions or covenants accrued or growne to his Majesty by reason of the breach and not performeing of any covenant and condition whatsoever.

Actions of Quare Impedit.

And alsoe excepted all titles suites and actions of Quare impedit.

Incest, Simony, &c.

And alsoe excepted all offences of incest simony or dilapidations.

Adultery and other Crimes by Persons in Orders.

And alsoe excepted adultery extortion and all other enormous crimes committed by any person in holy orders punishable in any ecclesiastical court and all proceedings and sentences thereupon.

First Fruits, &c; Bishops not discharged, &c.

And alsoe excepted out of this pardon all first fruits and tenths pensions procurations synodals and other payments out of any ecclesiastical promotion or benefice other then arreares of tenths which att any time before the said First day of this Session of Parliament did become due for upon or out of any small rectory vicaridge or benefice which att the true and greatest valuation and improvement is not of the yearely value of Thirty pounds and which shall bee soe certified X4to the respective bishopp or guardians of the spiritualties to his Majesties Courts of Exchequer before the last day of Michaelmasse terme One thousand six hundred ninety five. Provided that this shall not bee construed to pardon or discharge any Bishopp or Receiver of or from answering or paying any of the said arreares by him received.

Concealment of Duties.

And alsoe excepted out of this pardon all and every the su[m]ms of money and duties following and the concealment or wrongfull detainment thereof (that is to say) of any custome or subsidy excise arreares of hearth money imposition upon wine or other liquors or commodities duties upon salt duties upon the tu[r]nage of shipps duties upon parchment velum and paper arreares of any land tax poll money arreares of rent and all other su[m]ms of money due or oweing from any licensed hackney or stage coachmen duties ariseing by wine licences or the post-office or any other tax assessment duty imposition debt or su[m]m of money whatsoever to the Kings Majesty given or leviable by any Act of Parliament or otherwise due or belonging to the Kings Majesty and all arreares thereof and all forfeitures penalties and disabilities ariseing thereby or for X5 nonpayment concealment or detayning thereof and all corruptions and misdemeanors of any officer or minister of in or concerning the same and all accounts and suits whatsoever to bee had made or prosecuted for the same and all concealments frauds and offences by which his Majestie hath been deceived and not truely answered of or for the same.

Misdemeanors of Officers.

And alsoe excepted out of this Act of pardon all misbehaviours misdemeanors or omissions committed suffered or done by any officer in or concerning the execution of his office and all forfeitures and penalties to which any officer is or may bee liable by reason of such misbehaviours misdemeanors or omissions and all suits proceedings & prosecutions had or to bee had for or by reason thereof.

£500 Penalty in 5 & 6 W. & M. c. 21. pardoned.

Yett neverthelesse the forfeitures of Five hundred pounds and all other penalties and disabilities which have been incurred by any person before the said Twenty ninth day of April in the yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred ninety X6five or which any person or persons is are or may bee liable to for writing or causing to bee written before the said Twenty ninth day of April any matter or thing upon parchment velum or paper not stampt according to the direction of an Act of this present Parliament made in the Fifth and Sixth yearesX7 of King William and Queen Mary intituled An Act for granting to their Majesties several duties upon velum parchment and paper for Foure yeares towards carrying on the warr against France are hereby fully pardoned and discharged.

Taking away Goods, Rents, &c. forfeited to King Charles II. or James II. or His present Majesty and the late Queen; Rents, &c. of Temporalties in the King's Hands.

And alsoe excepted all and every manner of taking from the Kings Majesty or from the Kings and the late Queens Majesties or the late X8King Charles the Second and X9King James the Second or either of them any goods or chattells forfeited by reason of any treason petit treason murder or felony heretofore committed or done and alsoe all and every manner of taking from his Majesty or from his Majesty and the said late Queen or either of the said late Kings the issues rents revenues or profitts of any mannor lands tenements or hereditaments which were of any traytor murderer felon clerk or clerks attainted or any of them and alsoe all and all manner of taking from the Kings Majestie or from the said King and the late Queens. Majesties or either of the said late Kings the issues rents revenues and profitts of any mannor lands tenements or hereditaments parcell of the possessions of any bishoprick the temporalties whereof upon the Twentieth day of March in the yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy nine or att any time since were or of right ought to have been in his their or either of their hands.

Arrearages due from Farmers of the Revenue.

And alsoe excepted out of this pardon all arrearages of rent due from any farmer of any part of the revenue ariseing by customs excise or hearth-money or impositions upon proceedings att law or by any other branch or part of the publick revenue and all arrearages of fee farme rents and other rents.

All Accounts, &c. from Collectors, &c. to the King; which have grown due since 25th March 1673, &c.

And alsoe excepted all and singular accounts of all and every Collector and Collectors Commissioners Tresurers Receivers or other Officers or Accountants whatsoever who have received or collected or are any other way accountable to his Majestie for any subsidy custome subsidy of tunnage and poundage additional duty prize goods excise arreares of hearth-money impositions upon wines and other liquors or co[m]modities duties upon salt duties upon the tunnage of shipps duties upon parchment velum and paper arreares of any land tax poll-money arreares of rent or other su[m]ms of money for licensing hackney and stage coaches duties ariseing by wine licences or the post-office or any other tax assessment duty imposition debt su[m]m of money or other things whatsoever given to the Kings Majesty or leviable by Act of Parliament or otherwise belonging to his Majesty and which have growne due or happened since the Twenty fifth day of March in the yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred seventy three and all accounts of every other person whatsoever that ought to bee Accountant to the Kings Majestie for or in respect of any receipt or other charge which hath growne since the said Twenty fifth day of March and the heires executors administrators and sureties of any person that ought to account for all things touching onely the same accounts and all and singuler arrearages of accounts and untrue accounts made or rendred since the said Twenty fifth day of March and all impetitions charges seizures suites demands and executions which may or can bee had of or for any such account or accounts or any arrearages of the same.

Recognizances of Receivers of Land Tax, &c.

And alsoe excepted all recognizances obligations and other securities given or entred into by any receiver of any land tax or any other duties impositions or other su[m]ms of money whatsoever due or payable to his Majesty by Act of Parliament or otherwise or by any reeve bailiffe collector or other accountant in the Court of Exchequer and their sureties and their accounts X10respectively and all other recognizances and obligations whatsoever conditioned for payment of money.