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 eng Proclamations -- Great Britain. Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685. 2008-03 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-08 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-09 Sampled and proofread 2008-09 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

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By the King. A PROCLAMATION For a General Faſt. CHARLES R.

WHereas the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons in this preſent Parliament Aſſembled, have by their Addreſs to Vs, made known unto Vs, That they are deéply ſenſible of the ſad and calamitous Condition of this Our Kingdom, occaſioned by the Impious and Horrid Conſpiracies of Popiſh Party, who have not only plotted and intended the Deſtruction of Our Royal Perſon, but the total Subverſion of the Government and true Religion eſtabliſhed amongſt us, and that the ſame deteſtable Machinations are ſtill obſtinately proſecuted by them, as well by fomenting Diviſions amongſt Our Loyal Proteſtant Subjects, as all other the moſt wicked Contrivances, notwithſtanding the many Diſcoveries thereof by Gods great Mercy and wonderful Providence lately brought to light. All which dreadful Iudgments are now impending over us moſt deſervebly for our many and grievous Sins, and cannot otherwiſe in humane reaſon be prevented, but by the particular Bleſſing of God upon the Conſultations and Endeavours of Our great Council now Aſſembled in Parliament; Have moſt humbly beſought Vs that a day may be moſt Solemnly ſet apart, wherein Our Self and all Our Loyal Subjects may by Faſting and Prayer endeavour a reconciliation with Almighty God, and with humble and penitent hearts implore him by his Power and Goodneſs, to divert thoſe Iudgments, and defeat the wicked Counſels and Devices of Our Enemies, to Vnite the hearts of Our Loyal Poſterities, and more eſpecially to beſtow his abundant Bleſſings on our Self and this preſent Parliament, that our Conſulations and Endeavours may produce Honour, Safety and Proſperity to Our Self and Our People: We have to this their humble Requeſt moſt readily inclined, and do by this Our Royal Proclamation Command a General and Publick Faſt to be kept throughout this whole Kingdom, in ſuch manner as is hereafter directed and preſcribed, that ſo both We and Our People may ſend up Our Prayers and Supplications to Almighty God, to, and for the purpoſes aforeſaid. And to the end that ſo Religious an Exerciſe may be performed at one and the ſame time, We do hereby Publiſh and Declare to all Our Loving Subjects, and do ſtraitly Charge and Command, That on Wedneſday, being the Two and twentieth day of December inſtant, this Fast ſhall be religiouſly kept and celebrated throughout Our Kingdom of England, Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick upon Tweed. And that the ſame may be performed with all Decency and Vniformity, We, by the Advice of Our Reverend Biſhops, have Directed to be Compoſed, Printed and Publiſhed, ſuch a Form of Divine Service as We thought fit to be uſed in all Churches and Places at the time aforeſaid, and have given Charge to Our Biſhops to Diſperſe the ſame accordingly. All which We do hereby expreſly Charge and Command ſhall be Reverently and Decently obſerved by all Our Loving Subjects, as they tender the Favour of Almighty God, and would avoid his Wrath and Indignation againſt this Land, and upon pain of undergoing ſuch Puniſhments as We may juſtly inſtict upon all ſuch as ſhall contemn or neglect ſo Religious a Duty.

Given at Our Court at Whitehall, the Second day of December, 1680. In the Two and thirtieth year of Our Reign. God ſave the King.

LONDON, Printed by the Aſſigns of John Bill, Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, Printers to the Kings moſt Excellent Majeſty. 1680.