IT having pleased Almighty God of his great and continued Mer­cy to His Majesty and His Kingdoms, to Bless Him and His Royal Consort the Queen with a Son, and these His King­doms and Dominions with a Prince, His Majesty this day in Council hath thought fit to appoint a time of Publick Thanks­giving to Almighty God throughout this Kingdom for so great a Blessing: And His Majesty doth accordingly Appoint and Command, That upon Sunday next, being the Seventeenth day of this instant June, within the Cities of London and West­minster and Ten Miles distance, and upon the First day of July next in all other Places throughout this Kingdom of England, Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick upon Tweed, be had and Solemnized a Publick Thanksgiving to Almighty God for so great a Blessing vouchsafed to His Majesty and these His Kingdoms; And for this purpose His Majesty hath signified His Royal Pleasure to the Right Reverend Fa­ther in God Thomas Lord Bishop of Rochester forthwith to prepare a Form of Religious Service and Publick Thanksgiving, which may be suitable to this occasion: Which Form of Service and Publick Thanksgiving His Majesty will cause to be Printed and Pub­lished, and to be distributed throughout the several and respective Diocesses of this King­dom, to be observed and used in the Churches and Chappels of this Kingdom and Do­minion aforesaid, upon the several and respective days beforementioned.

Given at Our Court at VVhitehall the Tenth day of June 1688. In the Fourth Year of Our Reign.

God save the King.