This measure of the king's was received with great applause and satisfaction.
After repeated solicitations, the act of indemnity passed both houses, and soon received the royal assent.

Those who had an immediate hand in the late king's death, were there excepted: even Cromwell, Ireton, Bradshaw, and others now dead, were attainted, and their estates forfeited.

Vane and Lambert, though none of the regicides, were also excepted.

St.John and seventeen persons more were deprived of all benefit from this act, if they ever accepted any public employment.

All who had sitten in any illegal high court of justice were disabled from bearing offices.