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Pirate Pardon issued by the Governor of Bermuda


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This is a replica of the actual Pardon certificate given out by Benjamin Bennet, the then governor of Bermuda, to any pirate that surrendered to him to take advantage of the Kings Pardon.

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This pardon was laid out in the Act of Grace, a proclamation issued in 1717 that stated that if a pirate was to surrender before a specified date to any English government official then they would be granted a pardon from their past crimes.

This proclamation is also available here: http://www.etsy.com/...nd-king-georges

The pardon is actual size and comes on period correct laid paper. It features the signature and seal of Benjamin Bennet and Woodes Rogers who is added as a witness.

The document can be customised with Your name and the Date you choose

$33

http://www.etsy.com/...the-governor-of

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...and then I discovered the wine...

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when are you moving to the colonies, specifically Virginia? ahem...

as always beautiful workmanship


"I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers

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