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<HEAD><HI>By the King, A PROCLAMATION</HI> Appointing a time of Publick Thanksgiving and Prayer throughout the Kingdom.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SIGNED>JAMES R.</SIGNED></OPENER>
<P>_JT Having plea&s;ed Almighty God (who in &s;ignal manner hath ble&s;&s;ed His <HI>Majesty,</HI> and this Kingdom under His <HI>Majesties</HI> Govern|ment, with great Pro&s;perity, Preace and Plenty) to give His <HI>Ma|je&s;ty</HI> al&s;o apparent hopes and good a&s;&s;urance of having I&s;&s;ue by His Royal Con&s;ort the Queen, who (through Gods great Goodne&s;s) is now with Child: And fora&s;much as Increa&s;e of I&s;&s;ue of the Roy|al Family is a Publick Ble&s;&s;ing, and (under God) a great Securi|ty of Peace and Happine&s;s so this Kingdom: His <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> there|fore <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="in crease" EXTENT="1 span"> humble Reque&s;t and by the Advice of His Privy Council) to Appointa time, upon this occa&s;ion, to render Publick and Hear|ty Thanks, throughout the Kingdom, for this great Ble&s;&s;ing already begun, and to offer up Prayers to Almighty God for the continuance thereof: And His <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> doth accordingly Appoint, Command and Require, That upon the fifteenth day of <HI>January</HI> next, within the Cities of <HI>London</HI> and <HI>We&s;tmin&s;ter,</HI> and ten miles thereabout, and upon the nine and twentieth day of the &s;ame Moneth, in all other places throughout this Kingdom, publick Thanks, and &s;olemn Prayers be offered up to Almighty God upon the Occa&s;ion afore&s;aid: And for this purpo&s;e His <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> hath &s;gnified His Royal Plea&s;ure to the right Reverend Fathers in God, <HI>Nathaniel</HI> Lord Bi&s;hop of <HI>Dure&s;me, Thomas</HI> Lord Bi&s;hop of <HI>Rochester,</HI> and <HI>Thomas</HI> Lord Bi&s;hop of <HI>Peterborough</HI> (being His <HI>Maje&s;ties</HI> Commi&s;&s;ioners Con&s;tituted for Exerci&s;ing the Epi&s;copal juri&s;diction within the Dioce&s;s of <HI>London</HI>) forthwith to prepare a Form of Prayer and Religious Service, which may be &s;uitable to this occa&s;ion: Which Form of Prayer and Service His <HI>Majesty</HI> will cau&s;e to be Printed and publi&s;hed, and the Right Reverend the Bi&s;hops, Sent and Di&s;tributed throughout their &s;everal and re&s;pective Dioce&s;&s;es, to be ob&s;er|ved and u&s;ed in the Churches and Chappels of this Kingdom, upon the &s;everal and re&s;pe|ctive days before mentioned: And la&s;tly, His <HI>Maje&s;ty</HI> Doth Charge and Command all His loving Subjects to take notice here&ograve;f, and to demean them&s;elves in all things accordingly.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Given at Our Court at <HI>Whitehall</HI> <DATE>the 23d day of <HI>December,</HI> 1687. In the Third Year of Our Reign.</DATE></DATELINE><LB>
GOD &s;ave the KING.</CLOSER>
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<P>Re-Printed at <HI>Edinburgh</HI> by the Heir of <HI>Andrew Ander&s;on,</HI> Printer to His mo&s;t Sacred <HI>Maje&s;ty, Anno Dom,</HI> 1688.</P>
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