All who had been in rebellion before September 15, 1643, and had received grants in Connaught or Clare were excluded from the benefits of the Declaration, but some persons were specially protected from its disabilities. Ormonde and his wife with all his tenants and mortgagees or those of his ancestors 'barons of Arklow, Viscounts of Thurles, or Earls of Ormond or Ossory,' were fully guarded. Inchiquin, who had procured a private Act in England for the purpose, was restored to his estate of which he had been deprived 'for his eminent services and adhering unto us.' Albemarle was confirmed in all his possessions, as were Orrery, Mountrath and his kinsmen, and several others including 'the orphans of Colonel Owen O'Connolly,' Sir Theophilus Jones, Arthur Annesley Viscount Valentia, and Major George Rawdon. If any restorable persons were ousted to make room for these eminent persons they were to be reprised, forfeited lands in Carlow being specially designated for those who were removed from the Ormonde estate.[14] [Sidenote: A satisfactory settlement was impossible.] It was intended that when the Declaration had been confirmed by law in Ireland, and its provisions carried out, it should be followed by a general act of pardon, indemnity, and oblivion on the English model, 'notorious murderers only excepted,' but excluding all who had conspired to seize Dublin Castle in 1641, and all who had any part in the execution of Charles I. down to the halberdiers on guard. But, unfortunately, this healing measure was withheld. The King, admitted the imperfections of his Declaration, pleading 'that the laying of the foundation is not now before us, when we might design the model of the structure answerable to our thoughts.' Thousands of Englishmen had possessed themselves of Irish lands after long and tedious legal process, they had brought over their families, sometimes selling all they had to do so, they had made great improvements, and it was impossible, as it would have been unjust, to confiscate their property, 'reprisal not first being provided for.' The enormous difficulty of the task must be admitted, but Charles proved himself no true prophet when he expressed a confident hope that mutual forbearance would bring about a good understanding between two parties who had nothing in common but the memory of an internecine war.[15] [Sidenote: The first Commission for claims.]