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By the King, A PROCLAMATION Appointing a time of Publick Thanksgiving and Prayer throughout the Kingdom.

JAMES R.

IT having pleased Almighty God (Who in signal manner hath blessed His Majesty and this Kingdom under His Majesties Go­vernment, with great Prosperity, Peace and Plenty) to give His Majesty also apparent hopes and good assurance of having Issue by His Royal Consort the Queen, who (through Gods great Goodness) is now with Child: And forasmuch as Increase of Issue of the Royal Family is a publick Blessing, and (under God) a great Security of Peace and Happiness to this King­dom: His Majesty therefore hath thought fit (at the humble re­quest, and by the Advice of His Privy Council) to Appoint a time, upon this occasion, to render Publick and Hearty Thanks, throughout the Kingdom, for this great Blessing already begun, and to offer up Prayers to Almighty God for the continuance thereof: And His Majesty doth accordingly Appoint, Command and Require, That upon the Fifteenth day of January next, within the Cities of London and Westminster, and Ten Miles thereabout, and upon the Nine and twentieth day of the same Month, in all other Places throughout this Kingdom, Publick Thanks, and Solemn Prayers be offered up to Almigh­ty God upon the Occasion aforesaid: And for this purpose His Majesty hath signified His Royal Pleasure to the Right Reverend Fathers in God Nathaniel Lord Bishop of Duresme, Thomas Lord Bishop of Rochester, and Thomas Lord Bishop of Peterborough (being his Maje­sties Commissioners Constituted for Exercising the Episcopal Iurisdiction within the Diocess of London) forthwith to prepare a form of Prayer and Religious Service, which may be suit­able to this occasion; Which Form of Prayer and Service His Majesty will cause to be Print­ed and Published, and by the Right Reverend the Bishops Sent and Distributed throughout their several and respective Diocesses, to be observed and used in the Churches and Chappels of this Kingdom upon the several and respective days before mentioned: And lastly, His Majesty doth Charge and Command all His loving Subjects to take notice hereof, and to de­mean themselves in all things accordingly.

Given at Our Court at Whitehall the 23d day of December, 1687. In the Third Year of Our Reign.

GOD SAVE THE KING.

London, Printed by Charles Bill, Henry Hills, and Thomas Newcomb, Printers to the King's most Excellent Majesty. 1687.

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