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<P>DIEV. ET MON. DROIT</P>
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<OPENER><SIGNED>JAMES R.</SIGNED></OPENER>
<P>_WHereas in the Charters, Patents or Grants made
to &s;everal Cities, Burroughs and Towns Corpo|rate,
a Power is re&s;erved to &V;s to Remove, Di&s;|place,
and Di&s;charge by Order under Our Signet
and Sign Manual, the Mayors, Sheriffs, Recorders, Town-Clerks,
Aldermen, Common Council-Men, A&s;si&s;tants, Officers, Ma|gi&s;trates,
Mini&s;ters, Freemen and other Members of the &s;ame:
We do accordingly hereby Remove, Di&s;place and Di&s;charge
all Mayors, Sheriffs, Recorders, Town-Clerks, Aldermen, Com|mon
Council-Men, A&s;si&s;tants, Officers, Magi&s;trates, Mini|&s;ters,
Freemen, and other Members of our &s;aid re&s;pective Ci|ties,
Burroughs, and Towns Corporate, which have or claim
&s;uch Offices or Places by Charter, Patent or Grant from the
late King Our mo&s;t Dear Brother of ever ble&s;&s;ed Memory,
or from &V;s &s;ince the Year One thou&s;and &s;ix hundred &s;eventy
nine, except &s;uch Cities and Towns in Our Proclamation na|med,
who&s;e Deeds of Surrender are Inrolled, or again&s;t whom
Judgments in <HI>Quo Warranto</HI> are Entred: And they, and
every of them, are hereby Removed, Di&s;placed and Di&s;charg|ed
accordingly, in Pur&s;uance of the Power re&s;erved to &V;s as
afore&s;aid: Whereof all Per&s;ons concerned are hereby requi|red
to take Notice.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Given at Our Court a <HI>Whitehall</HI> <DATE>the 17th Day of
<HI>October,</HI> 1688. In the Fourth Year of Our Reign.</DATE></DATELINE>
By Hi<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter"> Maje&s;ties Command.
<SIGNED>Sunderland P.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed by <HI>Charles Bill, Henry Hills,</HI> ad <HI>Thomas Newcomb,</HI> Printers to the Kings mo&s;t
Excellent Maje&s;ty, 1688.</P>
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<P>DIEV ET MON DROIT</P>
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At the Court at Whitehall
the 17th day of October, 1688.</HEAD>
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<HEAD>PRESENT,
The King's mo&s;t Excellent Maje&s;ty.</HEAD>
<ITEM>His R. H. Prince <HI>Geo.</HI> of <HI>Denmark,</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Lord Chancellor,</ITEM>
<ITEM>Lord Privy-Seal,</ITEM>
<ITEM>Dake of <HI>Hamilton,</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Marque&s;s of <HI>Powis,</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Earl of</HI> Huntingdon,</ITEM>
<ITEM>Earl of <HI>Craven,</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Earl of</HI> Berkeley,</ITEM>
<ITEM>Earl of <HI>Moray,</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Earl of</HI> Middleton,</ITEM>
<ITEM>Earl of <HI>Melfort,</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Earl of</HI> Ca&s;tlemain,</ITEM>
<ITEM>Vi&s;count <HI>Pre&s;ton,</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Lord</HI> Godolphin,</ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. Chancel. of the Exchequer,</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ma&s;ter of the Rolls,</ITEM>
<ITEM>Lord Chief Ju&s;tice <HI>Herbert,</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Sir</HI> Thomas Strickland,</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Sir</HI> Nicholas Butler,</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr.</HI> Petre.</ITEM>
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<P>_WHereas in the Charters, Patents, or Grants made to
&s;everal Cities, Burroughs and Towns Corporate, a
Power is re&s;erved to His Maje&s;ty by his Order in
Council, to Remove, Di&s;place and Di&s;charge the
Mayors, Sheriffs, Recorders, Town-Clerks, Alder|men,
Common Council-Men, A&s;&s;i&s;tants, Officers,
Magi&s;trates, Mini&s;ters, Freemen, and other Members of the &s;ame.
His Maje&s;ty is this day in Council plea&s;ed to Order, And it is here|by
Ordered accordingly, That all Mayors, Sheriffs, Recorders,
Town-Clerks, Aldermen Common Council-Men, A&s;&s;i&s;tants, Of|ficers,
Magi&s;trates, Mini&s;ters, Freemen, and other Members of the
&s;aid re&s;pective Cities, Burroughs and Towns Corporate, which
have or claim &s;uch Offices or Places by Charter, Patent or Grant
from the late King of Ble&s;&s;ed Memory, or from His Maje&s;ty &s;ince
the year 1679. Except &s;uch Cities and Towns in His Maje&s;ties Pro|clamation
named, (who&s;e Deeds of Surrender are Inrolled, or a|gain&s;t
whom Judgments in <HI>Quo Warranto</HI> are Entred) be Remo|ved,
Di&s;placed, and Di&s;charged, in pur&s;uance of the Power re|&s;erved
as afore&s;aid, And they and every of them are hereby Re|moved,
Di&s;placed, and Di&s;charged accordingly.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>John Nicholas.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed by <HI>Charles Bill, Henry Hills,</HI> and <HI>Thomas Newcomb,</HI> Printers to the King's Mo&s;t
Excellent Maje&s;ty, 1688.</P>
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