August 8 1671, extract from a newsletter to Walter Tucker, in Lyme (SP 29/292/30)



On the 8th John (sic) Blood senior (one of the Crown stealers) had a pardon passed by Privy Seal of all treasons, misprisions of treason &c., committed by him since 1660 to this present, and also a restitution of all his lands in England and Ireland

Glossary

Misprisions of treason: keeping quiet about a treasonable act
Privy Seal: A stamp, used for marking an impression in wax to be attached to a document used to show that the document is authentic and has royal approval
Treason: disloyalty to one's country or king by purposely acting to aid its enemies. A betrayal of trust or confidence
Restitution: restoring something that has been taken away