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The 1717 proclamation as it appeared in The London Gazette. The Proclamation for Suppressing of Pirates (also known simply as the Act of Grace, though not an Act of Parliament [1]) [a] was a royal proclamation issued by George I of Great Britain on 5 September 1717.
Acts of grace, in the context of piracy, were state proclamations offering pardons (often royal pardons) for acts of piracy. General pardons for piracy were offered on numerous occasions and by multiple states, for instance by the Kingdom of England and its successor, the Kingdom of Great Britain , in the 17th and 18th centuries.
The Indemnity Act 1717 (3 Geo. 1. c. 19, also referred to as the Act of Grace and Free Pardon, is an act of the Parliament of Great Britain. The act was passed by both houses of parliament in July 1717, the last enactment of the session. [1]
September 5 – King George I of Great Britain issues a royal decree, known as the Act of Grace, pardoning all pirates who surrender to the appointed authorities by 5 September 1718. [ 3 ] Deaths
The Piracy Act 1717 (4 Geo. 1.c. 11), sometimes called the Transportation Act 1717 or the Felons' Act 1717 (1718 in New Style [2]), [3] was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain that established a regulated, bonded system to transport criminals to colonies in North America for indentured service, as a punishment for those convicted or attainted in Great Britain, excluding Scotland.
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1717–1718 Acts of Grace; I. Indemnity Act 1717 This page was last edited on 19 November 2018, at 02:32 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
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