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<HEAD>By the King, A PROCLAMATION, For a Publick THANKSGIVING.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SIGNED>WILLIAM R.</SIGNED></OPENER>
<P>_WHereas it hath plea&s;ed Almighty God in His Providence towards Vs and Our People, to Manife&s;t His Power and Mercy, in Di&s;covering and Delivering Vs from a Horrid and Barbarous Con&s;piracy of Pa|pi&s;ts, and other Traiterous Per&s;ons, to A&s;&s;a&s;&s;inate and Murder Our Royal Per&s;on, and from an Inva&s;ion intended by the <HI>French</HI> upon this Kingdom, whereby not only the De&s;truction of Our Royal Per&s;on was Plotted and Intended, but the Total Subver&s;ion of Our Go|vernment, and of the Religion, Laws and Liberties of this Realm: And whereas the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament A&s;|&s;embled, have by their humble Addre&s;s be&s;ought Vs to I&s;&s;ue Our Royal Proclamation for Appointing a Day of Solemn Thank&s;giving to Almighty God, for Our happy Deliverance from the &s;aid Villanous and Barbarous Con&s;piracy again&s;t Our Royal Per&s;on, and from the &s;aid intended Inva&s;ion: We therefore Adoring the Divine Goodne&s;s, and duly Con&s;idering that &s;uch Great and Publick Ble&s;&s;ings do call for Publick and Solemn Acknowledgments, Have thought fit (by the Advice of Our Privy Council) to I&s;&s;ue this Our Royal Proclamation, hereby Appointing and Commanding, That a General Thank&s;giving to Almighty God for the&s;e His Mercies, be Ob|&s;erved throughout this Kingdom of <HI>England,</HI> Dominion of <HI>Wales,</HI> and Town of <HI>Berwick</HI> upon <HI>Tweed,</HI> on <HI>Thur&s;day</HI> the Sixteenth Day of <HI>April</HI> next. And for the better, and more orderly Solemnizing the &s;ame, We have given Directions to the mo&s;t Reverend the Arch-Bi&s;hops, and Right Reve|rend the Bi&s;hops of this Kingdom, to Compo&s;e a Form of Prayer Suitable to this Occa&s;ion, to be V&s;ed in all Churches and Chappels, and other Places of Publick Wor&s;hip, and to take Care for the timely Di&s;per&s;ing of the &s;ame throughout their re&s;pective Dioce&s;es. And We do &s;trictly Charge and Command, That the &s;aid Publick Day of Thank&s;giving be Religiou&s;ly Ob&s;erved by all Our Loving Subjects, as they Tender the Favour of Almighty God, and upon Pain of &s;uffering &s;uch Puni&s;hment as We can ju&s;tly Inflict upon all &s;uch who &s;hall Contemn or Neg|lect the &s;ame.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE><HI>Given at Our Court at <HI>Ken&s;ington,</HI></HI> <DATE><HI>the Twelfth Day of <HI>March,</HI> 1695/6. In the Eighth Year of Our Reign.</HI></DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
<CLOSER>God &s;ave the King.</CLOSER>
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<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed by <HI>Charles Bill,</HI> and the Executrix of <HI>Thomas Newcomb,</HI> deceas'd, Printers to the Kings mo&s;t Excellent Maje&s;ty. 1695/6.</P>
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