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A39500 By the Lords Justices, a proclamation for a general fast ... England and Wales. Lords Justices. 1696 (1696) Wing E949; ESTC R39454 786 1

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W R DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE By the Lords Justices A PROCLAMATION For a General FAST Tho. Cantuar. J. Sommers C. S. Pembroke C. P. S. Devonshire Shrewsbury Dorset Godolphin WE taking into Our most serious Consideration the continued War in which His Majesty Our Gracious Sovereign together with most of the Princes and States of Europe are Engaged against the French King and that upon the Success thereof the Common Safety of His Majesties Kingdom doth under God wholly depend and putting Our trust in Almighty God that he will Vouchsafe a Special Blessing on His Majesties Righteous Vndertakings and Consummate the Deliverance of these Nations by Settling the same in a firm and lasting State of Peace Security and Prosperity have thought fit to Appoint and do by and with the Advice of His Majesties most Honourable Privy Council hereby Appoint and Command a General and Publick Fast and Humiliation to be Observed throughout His Majesties Realm of England Dominion of Wales and Town of Berwick upon Tweed in most Devout and Solemn Manner for Supplicating Almighty God for the Pardon of Our Sins and for Imploring his Blessing and Protection in the Preservation of His Majesties Sacred Person and Prosperity of His Arms both at Land and Sea on Friday the Twenty sixth Day of June And for the more orderly Solemnizing of the same We have given Directions to the Right Reverend the Bishops of this Kingdom to Compose a Form of Prayer suitable to this Occasion to be used in all Churches and Chappels and other Places of Publick Worship and to take care for the timely Dispersing of the same through their several Dioceses in the whole Kingdom And We do strictly Charge and Command That the said Fastings and Prayers be Soberly Reverently and Decently performed by all His Majesties Loving Subjects as they tender the Favour of Almighty God and upon Pain of such Punishments as His Majesty can justly inflict upon all such as shall Contemn or Neglect so Religious a Work Given at the Council Chamber at Whitehall the Three and Twentieth Day of May 1696. In the Eighth Year of His Majesties Reign God save the King LONDON Printed by Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb deceas'd Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty 1696.