ALthough it can no way be doubted, but that His Majesties Right and Title to His Crowns and Kingdoms, is, and was every way com­pleated by the Death of His most Royal Father of Glorious Memory, without the Ceremony or Solemnity of a Proclamation; Yet since Proclamations in such cases have been alwayes used, to the end that all good Subjects might upon this occasion testifie their Duty and Re­spects; And since the Armed Violence, and other the Calamities of these many years last past, have hitherto deprived Vs of any such op­portunity, wherein we might express Our Loyalty and Allegiance to His Majestie: WE therefore the Lords and Commons now assembled in Parliament, together with the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Com­mons of the City of London, and other Freemen of this Kingdom now present, Do, according to Our Duty and Allegiance, heartily, joyfully, and unanimously Acknowledge and Proclaim, That immediately upon the Decease of Our late Sovereign Lord King CHARLES, the Impe­rial Crown of the Realm of England, and of all the Kingdoms, Dominions, and Rights belonging to the same, did by inherent Birth-right, and lawfull and undoubted Succession, descend and come to His most Excellent Majesty CHARLES the Second, as being Lineally, Iustly, and Lawfully next Heir of the Blood-Royal of this Realm; And that by the Goodness and Providence of Al­mighty GOD, He is of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, the most Potent, Mighty, and Vndoubted KING, Defender of the Faith, &c. And thereunto we most humbly and faith­fully do submit and oblige our Selves, our Heirs and Posterities for ever.

Dated the Eighth day of May, 1660.

GOD save the KING.