By the King, A PROCLAMATION, For a Publick THANKSGIVING.

WILLIAM R.

WHereas it hath pleased Almighty God in His Providence towards Vs and Our People, to Manifest His Power and Mercy, in Discovering and Delivering Vs from a Horrid and Barbarous Conspiracy of Pa­pists, and other Traiterous Persons, to Assassinate and Murder Our Royal Person, and from an Invasion intended by the French upon this Kingdom, whereby not only the Destruction of Our Royal Person was Plotted and Intended, but the Total Subversion of Our Go­vernment, and of the Religion, Laws and Liberties of this Realm: And whereas the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament As­sembled, have by their humble Address besought Vs to Issue Our Royal Proclamation for Appointing a Day of Solemn Thanksgiving to Almighty God, for Our happy Deliverance from the said Villanous and Barbarous Conspiracy against Our Royal Person, and from the said intended Invasion: We therefore Adoring the Divine Goodness, and duly Considering that such Great and Publick Blessings do call for Publick and Solemn Acknowledgments, Have thought fit (by the Advice of Our Privy Council) to Issue this Our Royal Proclamation, hereby Appointing and Commanding, That a General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for these His Mercies, be Ob­served throughout this Kingdom of England, Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick upon Tweed, on Thursday the Sixteenth Day of April next. And for the better, and more orderly Solemnizing the same, We have given Directions to the most Reverend the Arch-Bishops, and Right Reve­rend the Bishops of this Kingdom, to Compose a Form of Prayer Suitable to this Occasion, to be Vsed in all Churches and Chappels, and other Places of Publick Worship, and to take Care for the timely Dispersing of the same throughout their respective Dioceses. And We do strictly Charge and Command, That the said Publick Day of Thanksgiving be Religiously Observed by all Our Loving Subjects, as they Tender the Favour of Almighty God, and upon Pain of suffering such Punishment as We can justly Inflict upon all such who shall Contemn or Neg­lect the same.

Given at Our Court at Kensington, the Twelfth Day of March, 1695/6. In the Eighth Year of Our Reign.

God save the King.

London, Printed by Charles Bill, and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb, deceas'd, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty. 1695/6.

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