If any
such procurement is made, let it be null and void; it shall never
be made use of either by us or by any other.}
[AMNESTY]
{We have also fully forgiven and pardoned all ill-will, wrath, and
malice which has arisen between us and our subjects, both clergy
and laymen, during the disputes, to and with all men. Moreover, we
have fully forgiven and, as far as it pertains to us, wholly
pardoned to and with all, clergy and laymen, all offences made in
consequence of the said disputes from Easter in the sixteenth year
of our reign until the restoration of peace. Over and above this,
we have caused letters patent to be made for Stephen, Archbishop
of Canterbury, Henry, Archbishop of Dublin, the above-mentioned
Bishops, and Master Pandulph, for the aforesaid security and
concessions.}
{Wherefore we will that, and firmly command that, the English
Church shall be free and all men in our realm shall have and hold
all the aforesaid liberties, rights, and concessions, well and
peaceably, freely, quietly, fully, and wholly, to them and their
heirs, of us and our heirs, in all things and places forever, as
is aforesaid. It is moreover sworn, as will on our part as on the
part of the barons, that all these matters aforesaid shall be kept
in good faith and without deceit. Witness the above-named and many
others. Given by our hand in the meadow which is called Runnymede,
between Windsor and Staines, on the fifteenth day of June in the
seventeenth year of our reign.
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