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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A66204) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 105221) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1602:24) By the King, a proclamation for a general fast England and Wales. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William III) William III, King of England, 1650-1702. 1 broadside. Printed by Charles Bill and the executrix of Thomas Newcomb, deceas'd ..., London : 1696/7. "Given at our court at Kensington, the eighteenth day of March, 1696/7, in the ninth year of our reign." Reproduction of original in the Harvard University Library. eng Great Britain -- History -- William and Mary, 1689-1702. eebo By the King, a proclamation for a general fast England and Wales. Sovereign 1697 1 315 2 0 0 0 0 0 63.49 D The rate of 63.49 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words. 2008-02 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-07 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-09 Sampled and proofread 2008-09 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
By the King , A PROCLAMATION For a General FAST . WILLIAM R.

FOR the Imploring a Blessing from Almighty God , upon His Majesty , and all His Dominions , and for the Averting of those Iudgments which our manifold Sins and Provocations have most justly Deserved , The Kings most Excellent Majesty has thought fit , and doth ( by the Advise of His Privy Council ) hereby Appoint and Command , That a General Fast , and Day of Solemn Humiliation be Kept and Observed throughout His Majesties Realm of England , Dominion of Wales , and Town of Berwick upon Tweed , in most Devout and Solemn Manner , on Wednesday the Twenty eight Day of April next . And for the more orderly Solemnizing of the same , His Majesty has given Directions to the Right Reverend the Bishops of this Kingdom , to Compose a Form of Prayer Suitable to this Occasion , to be Vsed 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 His Majesty doth strictly Charge and Command , That the said Fastings and Prayers be Soberly , Reverently and Decently performed by all His Loving Subjects , as they tender the Favour of Almighty God , and upon Pain of such Punishments as can justly be inflicted upon all such as shall Contemn or Neglect so Religious a Work .

Given at Our Court at Kensington the Eighteenth Day of March , 1696/● . In the Ninth Year of Our 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 . 16●6/7