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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.
The passage of the act was marked by the issuing of a silver medal, also struck in bronze, engraved by John Croker, chief engraver to the Royal Mint. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] On the obverse is the head of King George I , on the reverse is the winged figure of Clemency, who is standing, but leaning by her left elbow on a short stone pillar, surrounded by the ...
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.
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.
An act for inforcing and making perpetual an act of the twelfth year of her late Majesty, intituled, "An act for the preserving of all such ships and goods thereof, which shall happen to be forced on shore, or stranded upon the coasts of this kingdom, or any other of her Majesty's dominions;" [c] and for inflicting the punishment of death on ...
7 January – Religious Worship Act 1718 repeals the Occasional Conformity Act 1711 [1] and Schism Act 1714, restoring some freedoms to dissenters. 21 March – Piracy Act 1717 receives royal assent, providing the punishment of penal transportation (to British North America) as an alternative to a death sentence for lesser crimes. [2]
Rackham was active towards the end (1718–1720) of the "Golden Age of Piracy". He is most remembered for having two female crew members: Mary Read and his lover, Anne Bonny . Rackham deposed Charles Vane from his position as captain of the sloop Ranger , then cruised the Leeward Islands , Jamaica Channel and Windward Passage .