Godert de ginkel, 1st earl of athlone offers pardon

July 7th , 1691

Godard van Reede, 1st Earl of Athlone, Baron van Reede, Lord of Ginkel, born in the Netherlands as Baron Godard van Reede (Amerongen, 14 June 1644 – 11 February 1703, Utrecht) was a Dutch general in Williamite service who rose to prominence during the Williamite War in Ireland.

Williamite War

The Williamite War in Ireland (1688–1691; Irish: Cogadh an Dá Rí, “war of the two kings”), was a conflict between Jacobite supporters of deposed monarch James II and Williamite supporters of his successor, William III.

AKA Jacobite War

It is also called the Jacobite War in Ireland, Williamite Conquest of Ireland, or the Williamite–Jacobite War in Ireland.

Pardon - The Treaty of Limerick, 1691: Author: Baron Godert de Ginkel

That all and singular the said persons comprized in the second and third articles, shall have a general pardon of all attainders, outlawries, treasons, misprisions of treason, premunires, felonies, trespasses, and other crimes and misdemeanours whatsoever by them or any of them committed since the beginning of the reign of king James II.; and if any of them are attainted by parliament, the lords justices and general will use their best endeavours to get the same repealed by parliament and the outlawries to be reversed gratis, all but writing clerks’ fees.

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