Forasmuch as the Commission of the General Assembly of this Church in Consideration of the Judgements of Almighty GOD already inflicted , and more and more threatned upon this Our Kingdom , for Our manifold and hainous Sins and Provocations , still continued in , and encreasing , notwithstanding of the foresaids Judgments , and Our professed Repentances for the same , Have addressed to the Lords of Our Privy-Council , that a Day be set apart for Solemn Fasting and Humiliation , for the Reasons and Causes contained in their Act and Addresses thereanent . Therefore , We with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council , have Commanded and hereby Command and Appoint the Twenty ninth Day of this Moneth of August Instant , being the last Thursday thereof , to be keeped and observed in all the Churches of this Kingdom , as a Day of solemn Fasting and Humiliation before GOD , by all Persons with serious and unseigned Repentance of Sins , & Resolution of Amendment , & earnest and fervent Prayers and Supplications for the obtaining of GODS Mercy , Grace and Peace , as it is more fully contained in the foresaid Act and Address of the Commission hereto subjoyned , and which Act , together with this Proclamation , We hereby ordain to be publickly Read by all Ministers in all Churches the LORDS Day immediatly preceeding the said Thursday . And We do again Require and Command all Ministers and People to be careful of the observation of the Premisses , as they will be answerable to GOD and Us on the Pains formerly Ordained and Statute against the not due observing of the like Days of Fasting . OUR WILL IS HEREFORE , and We charge you strictly , and Command , that incontinent these Our Letters seen , ye pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh , and to the remanent Mercat-Crosses of the haill Head Burghs of the several Shires and Stewartries within this Our ancient Kingdom , and thereat in Our Name and Authority by open Proclamation make Intimation of the Premisses , that none pretend Ignorance . And appoints Our Solicitor to transmit Copies of this Proclamation , and of the above Act and Address of the General Assembly to the Clerks of the several Shires and Stewartries within this Kingdom , to be by them transmitted to the Ministers of the several Paroch Churches , and by these Ministers intimate upon the Sabbath-Day immediatly preceeding the Day appointed for keeping thereof . And Ordains these presents to be Printed .