desired". 29 August 1660: Bills passed. One of which was "An Act of Free and General Pardon, Indemnity, and Oblivion". The Act was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 1948. Irish Act An Irish act by the same name "An Act of Free and General Pardon, Indemnity, and Oblivion [for Ireland]" was sent to the Duke of Ormonde on 16 August 1664 by Sir Paul Davys, the Irish Secretary of State. In popular culture The Act forms the basis for Robert Harris's 2022 novel Act of Oblivion . See also Act of General Pardon and Oblivion 1652 Act of Indemnity and Free Pardon 1659 Act of indemnity and oblivion (Scotland) 1662 References Charles II, 1660: An Act of Free and Generall Pardon Indemnity and Oblivion, Statutes of the Realm: volume 5: 1628–80 (1819), pp. 226–34. Footnotes External links Pepys Diary: Thursday 30 August 1660 1660 in law 1660 in England Acts of the Parliament of England Pardon legislation Stuart England Political history of England