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<HEAD><HI>A PROCLAMATION,</HI> Superceding the Monthly Fa&s;t after <DATE><HI>September, 1693.</HI></DATE></HEAD>
<OPENER><SIGNED><HI>WILLIAM</HI> and <HI>MARY</HI> by the Grace of GOD, King and Queen of <HI>Great-Britain, France</HI> and <HI>Ireland,</HI> Defenders of the Faith; </SIGNED>
<SALUTE>To Macers of Our Privy Council, or Me&s;&s;engers at Arms, Our She|riffs in that part, conjunctly and &s;everally, &s;pecially con&s;titute, Greeting:</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>For|a&s;much as, by the Fir&s;t Act of the La&s;t Se&s;&s;ion of this Our Current Parliament, a Day of Solemn Fa&s;ting and Humiliation was appointed to be ob&s;erved by all Per&s;ons within this Kingdom, upon the Third <HI>Thur&s;day</HI> of every Month, until Intimation of forbearance &s;hould be made by the Lords of Our Privy Council: And We con&s;idering the Sea&s;on of the Year being far &s;pent, it may be convenient to &s;upercede the ob&s;erving the &s;aid Fa&s;t Day, after this Month of <HI>September</HI>: Therefore We, with Advice of Our Privy Council, do hereby Certifie and give Intimation to all Our Liedges, that the &s;aid Fa&s;t and Humiliation is only to be ob&s;erved upon the Third <HI>Thur&s;day</HI> of this current Month of <HI>September,</HI> and to be &s;uperceded and forborn for afterward. And to the effect Our plea&s;ure in the premi&s;&s;es may be known, OUR WILL IS HEREFORE, and We Charge you &s;trictly, and Command, that incontinent the&s;e Our Letters &s;een, ye pa&s;s to the Mercat-Cro&s;s of <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> and whole other Mercat-Cro&s;&s;es of the Head Burghs of the &s;everal Shires and Stewartries within this Kingdom, and there by open Proclamation make Publication of the Premi&s;&s;es, that none pretend ignorance; And Ordains the&s;e pre&s;ents to be Printed.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Given under Our Signet at <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> the &s;eventh day of <DATE><HI>September,</HI> and of Our Reign the Fifth Year, 1693</DATE>.</DATELINE>
<SIGNED>Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii. In Supplementum Signeti. <HI>GILB. ELIOT.</HI> Cls. sti. Concilii.</SIGNED><LB>
God Save King <HI>William</HI> and Queen <HI>Mary.</HI></CLOSER>
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<P><HI>Edinburgh,</HI> Printed by the Heir of <HI>Andrew Ander&s;on,</HI> Printer to Their Mo&s;t Ex|cellent Maje&s;ties, <HI>Anno DOM.</HI> 1693.</P>
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