sentences:  The newly appointed Governor of the Bahamas, Woodes Rogers, issued a royal decree on September 5, 1717 which pardoned all pirates who surrendered within the year.In particular, the King's pardon allowed outlaws in the Bahamas to seek relief from British Authorities through a general amnesty declared.In early 1718, Jennings sailed to Bermuda to turn himself in, surrendering to authorities and accepting the reprieve.