THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, May 24, 1763  

* British soldiers pardoned after Seven Years' War

The front page has: "By the KING. A PROCLAMATION For Pardoning and Discharging Soldiers now in Custody for Desertion" which was likely occasioned by the recent Treaty of Paris, ending the French & Indian War. It is dated the 20th day of May, 1763 & ends with "God Save the King".
Eight pages, 8 1/4 by 11 inches, some minor front page fold rubbing, generally in nice condition.

Background: The May 24, 1763 edition of The London Chronicle highlights the formal wind-down of British military operations following the Seven Years' War, featured on its front page by an official royal proclamation from King George III titled "By the KING. A PROCLAMATION For Pardoning and Discharging Soldiers now in Custody for Desertion." Dated May 20, 1763, and concluding with the traditional sign-off "God Save the King," this legal decree directly followed the Treaty of Paris signed just three months earlier, which brought an end to global hostilities—including the French and Indian War—and drastically shifted Britain’s manpower needs. Facing the immense financial strain of maintaining a bloated wartime army and housing thousands of military prisoners, the Crown used this broad amnesty to clear overfilled detention facilities, spare deserters from execution or brutal corporal punishment, and efficiently transition these men back into civilian society during a period of rapid peacetime demobilization.