WHereas We have resolved, by the Favour and Blessing of God, to celebrate the Solemni­ty of Our Royal Coronation upon the eleventh Day of April next at Our Palace at West­minster; And forasmuch as by Ancient Customs and Ʋsages of this Realm, as also in regard of divers Tenures of sunday Mannors, Lands, and other Hereditaments, many of Our Loving Subjects do Claim, and are bound to do and perform divers several Services on the said Day, and at the time of the Coronation, as in times precedent their Ancestors, and those from whom they claim have done and performed at the Coronations of Our Predecessor Kings and Queens of this Re­alm: We therefore, out of our Princely Care for the Preservation of the Lawful Rights and Inheritan­ces of our Loving subjects, whom it may concern, have thought sit to give Notice, and publish Our Resolu­tion therein, and do hereby give Notice of, and publish the same accordingly. And We do hereby fur­ther signifie, that by Our Commission under our great Seal of England, We have Appointed and Autho­rized Our Right Trusty and Right Welbeloved Cousin and Councellor Thomas Earl of Danby, President of Our Council; Our Right Trusty and Entirely Beloved Cousin and Councellor George Marquis of Hal­lifax, Our keeper of Our Privy Seal, Our Right Trusty and Right Entirely Beloved Cousin and Councellor Henry Duke of Northfolk, Earl Marshal of England; Our Right Trusty and Entirely Beloved Cousin and Counsellor Charles Marquess of Winchester; Our Right Trusty and Right Welbeloved Cousin and Councel­lor Robert Earl of Lindsey, Great Chamberlain of England; Our Right Trusty and Right Welbeloved Cousin and Councellor William Earl of Devonshire. Steward of Our Houshold; Our Right Trusty and Right Welbeloved Cousin and Councellor Charles Earl of Dorset and Middlesex, Chamberlain of Our Houshold; Our Right Trusty and Right Welbeloved Cousin and Councellor Charles Earl of Shrewsbury One of Our Principal Secretaries of State; Our Right Trusty and Welbeloved Cousin and Councellor Fran­cis Viscount Newport, Treasurer of Our Houshold; The Right Reverend Father in GOD Henry Lord Bishop of London; Our Right Trusty and Welbeloved Councellor Ralph Lord Montague, Master of Our Wardrobe; Our Trusty and Welbeloved Sir William Dolben Kt. one of the Justices of Our Court of Kings Bench: and Our Trusty and Welbeloved Sir John Powell Knight, one of the Justices of Our Court of common pleas; or any three or more of them to receive, hear and determine the Petitions and Claims which shall be to them exhibited by any of Our Loving Subjects in this behalf, and We shall ap­point Our said Commissioners for that purpose, to meet, and sit, in the Painted-chamber of Our Palace at Westminster, upon the 28th day of this instant March, at nine of the Clock in the Forenoon of that day, and from time to time to Adjourn as to them shall seem meet, for the execution of Our said Commission, which We do thus publish to the intent, that all such persons, whom it may any way concern, may know when and where to give their Attendance for the exhibiting of their Petitions and Claims, concerning their Services before mentioned, to be done and and performed unto Ʋs at Our said Coronation. And We do [...]ereby signifie unto all and every Our Subjects, whom may concern, That Our Will and Pleasure is, and [...]e do hereby straitly Charge all Persons, of what rank and Quality soever they be, who, either upon Our [...]etters to them directed, or by reason of their Offices, or Tenures, or otherwise, are to do any Service at the [...]id Day, or time of our Coronation; That they do duly give their Attendance accordingly in all Respects; [...]urnished and Appointed as to so great a Solemnity appertaineth, and answerable to the Dignities and [...]aces which every one of them respectively holdeth and enjoyeth; And of this, They, or any of them, are [...]t to fail, as they will answer the contrary at their Perils, unless upon Special Reasons by Our self, [...]der Our Hand to be allowed, We shall Dispence with any of their Services or Attendances.

Given at Our Court at Whitehall this 16th day of March, 1688. In the First year of Our Reign.