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whereas measures have been taken, 

 by the wisdom of his Majesty's Par- 

 liament, for repressing such out- 

 rages in future, by increasing the 

 punishment for the same ; and in 

 the hope that such measures will 

 effectually deter persons from the 

 future commission of sucli offences. 

 We are desirous of extending his 

 Majesty's most gracious pardon to 

 all those who have hitherto offend- 

 ed herein, except as hereinafter is 

 mentioned : We have therefore 

 thought fit, by and with the ad- 

 vice of his Majesty's Privy Coun- 

 cil, to issue this Proclamation, 

 and in the name and on the behalf 

 of his Majesty, ^Ve do liereby pro- 

 mise and declare, that every per- 

 son who hath committed any of- 

 fence against the foini of the Sta- 

 tute made in the fifty-fourth year 

 of his Majesty's reign, for the pu- 

 nishment of persons destroying 

 stocking or lace frames, but hath 

 not yet been charged therewith. 



and who shall, previous to the first 

 day of September next ensuing, 

 appear before some justice of the 

 peace or magistrate, and declare 

 such his offence, and when, where, 

 and by w horn the same was commit- 

 ted, shall receive his Majesty's most 

 gracious pardon for such offence ; 

 and that no confession so made by 

 any such person shall be given in 

 evidence in any court or in any 

 case whatever ; provided, never- 

 theless, that nothing herein con- 

 tained shall extend to the offence 

 so committed at Loughborough, 

 as aforesaid, nor to any other of- 

 fence, except such as may have 

 been committed contrary to the 

 said statute made in the 54th year 

 aforesaid. 



Given at the Court at Carlton - 

 house, the 15th day of July, 

 1817, in the 57th year of his 

 Majesty's reign. 

 God save the King. 



