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Prominent amnesty decree and imperial amnesty urged by Peter the Great
Postscript from London via Amsterdam Gazette notes Czar Peter the Great forgave crimes and debts across the empire, ordered liberty for prisoners, and remitted arrears to public taxes as a gesture of gratitude for peace. Reports also cite discussions on Russia’s Emperor title, papal provost Alberoni news, and winter health in Montpellier amid cold and snow.
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London
Amsterdam Gazette
Amsterdam
Petersburg
Senate
Amsterdam Courant
Baron Schapiroff
Russia
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Basilowitz
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Great Britain
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Vienna
Rome
Cardinal Alberoni
St. Leonard
Montpelier
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