...pardon to all persons who shall forthwith lay down their arms, and return to the duties of peaceble subjects, excepting only from the benefit of such...Samuel Adams, and John Hancock, whose offences are of two flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment. This was...

...only from the benefit of that pardon Samuel Adams and John Hancock, whose offences were said to be of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment He also proclaimed that not only the persons above named and excepted, but also all their adherents,...

...from the benefit of such pardon Samuel Adams1 and John Hancock, — whose offences," it was added, " are of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment " ; and announced the dominion of martial law in Massachusetts, " as long as the present unhappy occasion...

...pardon to all persons who shall forthwith lay down their arms, and return to the duties of peaceable subjects, excepting only from the benefit of such...flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration but that of condign punishment." The persecutions of the royalists only strengthened the efforts of...

...peaceable occupations, excepting only Samuel Adams and John Hancock, whose offences were said to be of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment. The only effect of this proclamation appears to have been an increase of defiance and determination...

...offering pardon to the rebels, he and Samuel Adams were especially excepted, their offences being " of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment." When the Declaration of Independence was to be authenticated by the signature of the president of Congress,...

...There are symptoms, which render it not improbable, that their offence might now, as then, be deemed " of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment." It is also worthy of remark, that Hancock, at this particular moment, owed his elevation to the chair...

...pardon to all the other rebels, they had the honor to be the two sole exceptions, their offences being " of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment." The prospect before Hancock and Adams, on the ever-glorious nineteenth of April, was, to be soon proclaimed...

...should lay down their arms or "stand distinct and separate from the parricides of the constitution," — "excepting only from the benefit of such pardon Samuel...other consideration than that of condign punishment." This document only served to exasperate the people. The Massachusetts Congress prepared a counter proclamation,...

...pardon to all the rebels, excepting Samuel Adams and John Hancock, " whose offences," it is declared, " are of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration, than that of condign punishment." Mr. Hancock was at this time a member of the continental congress, of which he was chosen president...