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Section XXIII Pardon extended to all Acts of Hostility, Injuries, &c. between the King and his Parliament.

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

No mention thereof in Judicial Proceedings.

And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that all acts of Hostility and Injuries whether betweene the late King and the Lords and Commons then in Parliament assembled, or between any of the people of this Nation which did arise upon any action attempt assistance councell or advice haveing relation unto, or falling out by reason of the late troubles or in the late warrs X1and publique differences betweene the late King and Parliament or betweene His now Majesty or any of his Subjects, and which are not in this Act excepted That the same and whatsoever hath ensued therupon whether trenching upon the Lawes and Liberties of this Nation or upon the Honour of His Majesty or upon the Honour or Authority of the Parliament or to the prejudice of any perticular or private person shall in noe time from and after the foure and twentyeth day of June in the yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred and sixty be called in question whatsoever be the quality of the person, or of whatsoever kinde or degre civill or criminall the Injury is supposed to be, And that noe mention be made therof in time to come in Judgement or Judiciall proceedings.

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