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<HEAD><HI>PROCLAMATION</HI> For a Solemn National Thank&s;giving and Publick Prayers.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SIGNED><HI>_WILLIAM</HI> By the Grace of GOD, King of <HI>Great-Britain, France</HI> and <HI>Ireland,</HI> Defender of the Faith; </SIGNED><SALUTE>To Macers of Our Privy Council Me&s;&s;engers at Arms, Our Sheriffs in that Part, Conjunctly and Severally Specially Con&s;titute, Greeting;</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>Fora&s;much as it hath plea&s;ed GOD in his infinite Goodne&s;s, Graciou&s;ly to Vi&s;ite this Our Antient Kingdom, in the time of its great need and extremity, with a plentiful Harve&s;t; As al&s;o, To return us in &s;afety to Our Kingdoms to the great Satisfaction and Joy of all Our good Subjects: It is Our duty by a Day &s;et apart for that effect, to pay Our Solemn acknowledgments, and return Prai&s;e and Thanks to GOD for &s;o great Ble&s;&s;ings: For which al&s;o, The Mini&s;ters met at <HI>Edinburgh</HI> in the Commi&s;&s;ion of the late Gene|ral A&s;&s;embly, have Addre&s;&s;ed the Lords of Our Privy Council, that a Solemn Day may be &s;et apart, to be Religiou&s;ly ob&s;erved throughout this Our Antient Kingdom, for the ends, and in manner above and aftermentioned: Therefore We with advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council, do Appoint and Command that the Thirty Day of <HI>November</HI> in&s;tant be Religiou&s;ly ob&s;erved, as a Solemn Day of publick Wor&s;hip, by all Per&s;ons within this Kingdom; for returning Our mo&s;t humble and hearty Thanks to GOD, for the fore&s;aids ble&s;&s;ings be&s;towed upon Us and Our People. And becau&s;e, that notwith&s;tanding of the&s;e, and many other Mercies; yet it hath plea&s;ed the &s;ame Holy LORD GOD, mo&s;t Ju&s;tly for our Sins, to affect both City and Countrey with fore Sickne&s;s, and frequent Deaths, and by &s;everal other Judgments, &s;pecially by fru&s;trating the indeavours that have been made for advancing the Trade of this Nation, to te&s;tifie his di&s;plea&s;ure again&s;t Us. Therefore, We further with Advice &s;orefaid, Require and Ordain, that on the &s;ame Day, Solemn and Fervent Prayers be made to GOD, that he may Mercifully look upon Us, and that all Ranks and Degrees of People, may &s;earch and try their ways, and turn unto the LORD, by true and un&s;eigned Repentance, That he may remove Our Sins the procuring cau&s;e of all Affictions, and may heal this Land, and take off Di&s;ea&s;es from it, and may make Us more Fruitful under the Go&s;pel and means of Grace; and may ble&s;s unto Us what mea&s;ure of Plenty he hath been plea&s;ed to afford us, by the late pro&s;perous Harve&s;t; and We may no more abu&s;e this his Goodne&s;s into Wantonne&s;s and Forgetfulne&s;s, That he may be Gracious unto Us, and pre&s;erve Our Per&s;on, and may guide and direct Our Coun&s;ells and Actings, for his Glory, and the good of this Our Ancient Kingdom, in all the concerns thereof; And that it may plea&s;e GOD yet to Countenance and Ble&s;s Indeavours, for advancing the Trade of the Nation; and that he may Graciou&s;ly Pre&s;erve, Protect ard Direct the&s; ;e who are Imployed therein, to a happy I&s;&s;ue: And that he may Remember in Mercy, Our di&s;tre&s;&s;ed Brethren, in other Reformed Churches and put a Period to their Per&s;ecutions; And that he may in the mean time powerfully fortifie them by his Grace, that they may per&s;evere in the Pro&s;e&s;&s;ion of his Truth, to the end. Which Day of Solemn Wor&s;hip for Thank&s;giving and Prayers, for the Cau&s;es and Ends fore&s;aids. We hereby peremptorly Require and Enjoyn to be ob&s;erved with all Religious exerci&s;es &s;uitable to &s;uch an Occa&s;ion, by all Our good Subjects, Mini&s;ters and Others, as they will be an&s;werable at their highe&s;t Perill. OUR WILL IS HEREFORE, And We Charge you Strictly, and Command, that incontinent thir Our Letters &s;een, ye pa&s;s to the Mercat-Cro&s;s of <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> and Remanent Mercat-Cro&s;&s;es of the hail head Burghs of the &s;everal Shires and Stewartries within this Kingdom; and there in Our Name and Authority, by open Proclamation, make Intimation hereof, that none pretend Ignorance; And ordains Our Solicitor to cau&s;e Tran&s;mit Copies hereof to the Sheriffs of the &s;everal Shires and Stewarts of Stewartries or their Deputs and Clerks, to be by them publi&s;hed at the Mercat-Cro&s;&s;es of their Head Burghs, upon Receipt thereof; And immediatly &s;ent to the &s;everal Mini&s;ters, to the effect, the &s;ame may be Intimat and Bead in their &s;everal Paroch Churches, upon the LORDS Day Immediatly Preceeding the &s;aid thirtie Day of <HI>Novem|ber</HI> In&s;tant, and ordains thir Pre&s;ents to be Printed and Publi&s;hed.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Given under Our Signet at <HI>Edinburgh</HI> <DATE>the Eight Day of <HI>November,</HI> and of Our Reign the Eleventh Year, <HI>1699.</HI></DATE></DATELINE>
<SIGNED>Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii.
<HI>GILB. ELLIOT</HI> Cls. Sti Concilii.</SIGNED><LB>
GOD Save the KING.</CLOSER>
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<P><HI>EDINBURGH</HI> Printed by the Heirs and Succe&s;&s;ors of <HI>Andrew Ander&s;on,</HI> Printer to the Kings mo&s;t Excellent Maje&s;ty, <HI>Anno Domini,</HI> 1699.</P>
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