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<NAME>Sarah Wingo</NAME>
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<HEAD>BY THE Governour, Council, AND REPRESENTATIVES, Convened in a Great and General Court, or A&s;&s;embly of Their Maje&s;ties Province of the Ma&s;&s;achu&s;etts-Bay: Held at Bo&s;ton the 8th of June. 1692.</HEAD>
<P>IT having plea&s;ed Almighty God, in his Rich mercy to pre|&s;erve the Per&s;ons of Their Maje&s;ties, and to continue peace within Their Three Kingdoms: As al&s;o to grant a &s;afe Arrival to His Excellency, our Governour, and the Reverend Mr. In|crea&s;e Mather, who have Indu&s;triou&s;ly Endeavoured the Service of this People, and have brought over with them a Settlement of Government, in which Their Maje&s;ties have graciou&s;ly given us, Di&s;tingui&s;hing Marks of Their Royal Favour and Good|ne&s;s: It having likewi&s;e plea&s;ed God, to vouch&s;afe a great mea|&s;ure of Health, and comfortable hopes of an Harve&s;t, to lay Re&s;traints upon our Enemies, and &s;ignally to Di&s;appoint and Defeat them in a late Attack upon the Ea&s;tern Parts.</P>
<P>It is Ordered, That Thur&s;day, the Fourteenth Day of July next, be kept as a Day of Solemn THANKSGIVING un|to God: For which end, all Servile Labour on that Day is hereby Inhibited: And the &s;everal Mini&s;ters and A&s;&s;emblies in this Province, are directed to pay the Vows of Prai&s;e unto that God that Heareth Prayers.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>By Order of the Governour &amp; Council, &amp;c. <HI><HI>I&s;aac Addington.</HI> Secr.</HI></SIGNED></CLOSER>
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