By His Excellency Coll. Benjamin Fletcher, captain general and governour in chief of His Majesties province of New-York, &c. A proclamation[.] Whereas I have received certain intelligence of a late horrid and detestable conspiracy, against the sacred life of our Soveraign Lord King William ... all which by the great and good province of Almighty God is wonderfully discovered and prevented ... I have therefore ... thought fit to appoint, Thursday the 4th of June next ensuing be observed and kept a [...] dy [sic] of thanks giving ... Given at His Majestys fort in New York, the 21st day of May ... annoq; Domini 1696.

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By His Excellency Coll. Benjamin Fletcher, Captain General and Governour in Chief of His Majesties Province of New-York, &c. A P [...]OCLAMATION

WHeras I have received certain intelligence of a late horrid and detestable conspiracy, against the sacred life of Our Soveraign Lord King William, and of an intended invasion to be made [...] the Kingdom of England, upon the [...]atal intended blow: all which by the great and [...] Almighty God is wonderfully discovered and prevented to the gre [...] joy and [...] Majestyes loving and loyal Subjects I have therefore by advice of his Majestyes [...] Povince thought fit to appoint, thursday the 4th of Iune next ensuing be observed and kept [...] of thanks giving; to render praises to Al [...]ghty God for his gracious and wonderfull [...], kindness, in granting us this happy deliverance, and to supplicate for the continuation of [...] mercy towards us, in preserving his M [...]estyes Sacred Person, so frequently exposed [...] the safety and welfare of his people, and to give success and Victory to his Majestyes arms at Sea and Land. And all Ministers and Preachers of the word of God, and all other Persons whatsoever within this Province and dependancyes, [...] hereby required strictly to observe and keep the same [...] Churches or publick meeting houses; [...] they will answer the contrary at their peril.

Given [...] his Majestys Fort in New York, the 2 [...] of May, in the Eighth Year of the Reign of our Soveragn Lord WILLIAM the Third King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. Anno (que) Domini 1696.

Ben. Fletcher

God Save the KING

Printed and Sold by William Bradford, Printer to His Majesty at the Bible in the City of New-York 1696.

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