'Ah, yes. The warrants.' Said with only a faint emphasis on the plural form. 'I came across the records in London, shortly before I sailed.'
Carefully, so as not to prompt any sudden reaction on her part, he reaches into his uniform coat and produces what appears to be a folded and sealed piece of thick parchment. Yet once the document is in his hand he deftly fans it out, revealing that the single piece of parchment is actually three separately sealed documents.
He selects one of the documents, studying it for a moment before looking back up at Elizabeth.
'It requires no other signature or seal,' he says, holding it out to her. 'Though I will confirm in writing that it has reached its intended recipient.'
A royal pardon, for all of the power and majesty attached to it, is a somewhat unimpressive document when seen up close. No fancy border, no grand lettering, no choice use of fine inks. But the overall appearance is far less important than the official wafer seal (unable to be tampered with), and the looping signature of George III at the bottom -- and, of course, the name Elizabeth Swann written on the parchment in a clerk's clear hand.
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Carefully, so as not to prompt any sudden reaction on her part, he reaches into his uniform coat and produces what appears to be a folded and sealed piece of thick parchment. Yet once the document is in his hand he deftly fans it out, revealing that the single piece of parchment is actually three separately sealed documents.
He selects one of the documents, studying it for a moment before looking back up at Elizabeth.
'It requires no other signature or seal,' he says, holding it out to her. 'Though I will confirm in writing that it has reached its intended recipient.'
A royal pardon, for all of the power and majesty attached to it, is a somewhat unimpressive document when seen up close. No fancy border, no grand lettering, no choice use of fine inks. But the overall appearance is far less important than the official wafer seal (unable to be tampered with), and the looping signature of George III at the bottom -- and, of course, the name Elizabeth Swann written on the parchment in a clerk's clear hand.