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sanction_n to_o be_v interpose_v thereto_o and_o they_o have_v apply_v according_o therefore_o we_o with_o advice_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o our_o privy_a council_n do_v hereby_o command_v and_o enjoin_v that_o the_o say_v solemn_a fast_o and_o humiliation_n be_v religious_o observe_v by_o all_o person_n throughout_o this_o kingdom_n both_o in_o kirk_n and_o meeting-house_n at_o the_o diet_n and_o in_o the_o manner_n as_o by_o the_o abovementioned_a act_n of_o assembly_n hereto_o prefix_v be_v appoint_v and_o that_o the_o same_o be_v read_v by_o all_o the_o minister_n in_o manner_n therein_o mention_v and_o to_o the_o end_n that_o so_o pious_a and_o necessary_a a_o duty_n may_v be_v punctual_o perform_v and_o our_o pleasure_n in_o the_o premise_n full_o know_v our_o will_n be_v herefore_o and_o we_o charge_v you_o strait_o and_o command_v that_o incontinent_a these_o our_o letter_n see_v you_o pass_v to_o the_o mercat-cross_n of_o edinburgh_n and_o the_o remanent_fw-la mercat-cross_n 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the_o wrath_n of_o god_n upon_o themselves_o and_o their_o posterity_n and_o as_o they_o will_v be_v answerable_a at_o their_o peril_n and_o ordain_v these_o present_n to_o be_v print_v with_o the_o say_a act_n of_o assembly_n and_o these_o present_n to_o be_v publish_v in_o manner_n foresay_a give_v under_o our_o signet_n at_o edinburgh_n the_o twenty_o first_o day_n of_o november_n and_o of_o our_o reign_n the_o second_o year_n 1690._o per_fw-la actum_fw-la dominorum_fw-la sti._n concilii_fw-la gilb_n eliot_n cls._n sti._n concilii_fw-la god_n save_o king_n william_n and_o queen_n mary_n edinburgh_n print_v by_o the_o heir_n of_o andrew_n anderson_n printer_n to_o the_o king_n and_o queen_n most_o excellent_a majesty_n 1690._o finis_fw-la finis_fw-la except_o the_o contribution_n of_o the_o sister_n which_o be_v something_o to_o one_o who_o know_v no_o other_o way_n how_o to_o live_v live_v at_o thâ—_n end_n of_o this_o leâ—ter_n vidâ—_n informâ—tion_n giu_v in_o by_o mâ—_n heriotâ—â—_n â—â—_z the_o priuâ—_n council_n council_n this_o exposition_n of_o the_o father_n word_n you_o may_v find_v in_o the_o 169_o p._n of_o his_o pretend_a answer_n to_o dr._n stillingfleet_n vnreasonableness_n of_o separation_n separation_n coliness_n coliness_n ten_o or_o twelve_o of_o which_o be_v say_v in_o a_o morning_n one_o after_o another_o another_o that_o be_v to_o turn_v all_o the_o episcopal_a clergy_n out_o of_o the_o church_n vide_fw-la the_o first_o paper_n paper_n vid._n second_o paper_n vide_fw-la the_o last_o paper_n