England under Charles II. from the Restoration to the Treaty of Nimeguen, 1660-1678: English History from Contemporary Writers
Taylor, W. F.
1889
The final form of the Act of Indemnity. Andrew Newport to Sir R. Leveson. 1660, Aug. 25.
Yesterday the Commons showed their reasons why they could not agree with the Lords in excepting those of the king's judges that rendered themselves, and to-day the Lords offered this expedient: that all the king's judges should be excepted from benefit by the Bill (in which case they were left to the law which will certainly condemn them); but that those that rendered themselves upon the proclamation should | |
28 | not be executed but by Act of Parliament. Upon report of this to the Commons, they agreed with the Lords, and now if the Act can so soon be engrossed, 'tis believed it will be passed by the king on Tuesday next. Haselrig shall forfeit estate only, Axtell both life and estate, Lambert and Sir H. Vane are excepted both for life and estate also, but the Houses will petition the king to pardon the lives of these two. Wareing and the other three that sat upon the Lords are passed by wholly. |