[A] Letter from His Highness the Prince of Orange, for the summoning of a convention to be held at Westminster, the 22th of January, 1688/9.
         William III, King of England, 1650-1702.
      
       
         
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             [A] Letter from His Highness the Prince of Orange, for the summoning of a convention to be held at Westminster, the 22th of January, 1688/9.
             William III, King of England, 1650-1702.
             William III, King of England, 1650-1702.
             Church of England. Province of Canterbury.
          
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             Printed by J. Starkey, and A. and W. Churchill,
             London :
             1688.
          
           
             Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.
             Broadside.
             At end of text: Given at St. James's the nine and twentieth day of December, in the year of our Lord, 1688.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           LETTER
           FROM
           His
           Highness
           the
           Prince
           of
           Orange
           ,
           FOR
           The
           Summoning
           of
           a
           CONVENTION
           ,
           to
           be
           held
           at
           
             
               Westminster
               ,
            
             the
             22
             
               th
            
             of
             
               January
               ,
            
             1688
             /
             9.
             
          
        
         
           WHEREAS
           the
           Lords
           Spiritual
           and
           Temporal
           ,
           the
           Knights
           ,
           Citizens
           and
           Burgesses
           ,
           heretofore
           Members
           of
           the
           Commons
           House
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           during
           the
           Reign
           of
           King
           
             CHARLES
          
           the
           Second
           ,
           residing
           in
           and
           about
           the
           City
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           together
           with
           the
           Aldermen
           ,
           and
           divers
           of
           the
           Common-Council
           of
           the
           said
           City
           ,
           in
           this
           extraordinary
           Conjuncture
           ,
           at
           our
           Request
           ,
           severally
           Assembled
           ,
           to
           advise
           Us
           the
           best
           manner
           how
           to
           attain
           the
           ends
           of
           our
           
             DECLARATION
          
           in
           calling
           a
           
             FREE
             PARLIAMENT
          
           for
           the
           Preservation
           of
           the
           PROTESTANT
           RELIGION
           ,
           and
           restoring
           the
           Rights
           and
           Liberties
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           and
           setling
           the
           same
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           not
           be
           in
           danger
           of
           being
           again
           Subverted
           ,
           have
           Advised
           and
           Desired
           Us
           to
           cause
           our
           Letters
           to
           be
           written
           and
           directed
           ;
           for
           the
           Counties
           ,
           to
           the
           Coroners
           of
           the
           respective
           Counties
           ,
           or
           any
           one
           of
           them
           ;
           and
           in
           default
           of
           the
           Coroners
           ,
           to
           the
           Clerks
           of
           the
           Peace
           of
           the
           respective
           Counties
           ;
           and
           for
           the
           Universities
           ,
           to
           the
           respective
           Vice-Chancellors
           ;
           and
           for
           the
           Cities
           ,
           Boroughs
           ,
           and
           Cinque-Ports
           ,
           to
           the
           chief
           Magistrate
           of
           each
           respective
           City
           ,
           Borough
           ,
           and
           Cinque-Port
           ,
           containing
           Directions
           for
           the
           choosing
           in
           all
           such
           Counties
           ,
           Cities
           ,
           Universities
           ,
           Boroughs
           ,
           and
           Cinque-Ports
           ,
           within
           Ten
           Days
           after
           the
           receipt
           of
           the
           said
           respective
           Letters
           ,
           such
           a
           number
           of
           Persons
           to
           represent
           them
           ,
           as
           from
           every
           such
           place
           is
           ,
           or
           are
           of
           right
           to
           be
           sent
           to
           Parliament
           ,
           of
           which
           Elections
           ,
           and
           the
           times
           and
           places
           thereof
           ,
           the
           respective
           Officers
           shall
           give
           notice
           .
           The
           notice
           for
           the
           intended
           Election
           in
           the
           Counties
           ,
           to
           be
           published
           in
           the
           Market
           Towns
           within
           the
           respective
           Counties
           ,
           by
           the
           space
           of
           Five
           Days
           at
           the
           least
           before
           the
           said
           Election
           ;
           and
           for
           the
           Universities
           ,
           Cities
           ,
           Boroughs
           ,
           and
           Cinque-Ports
           ,
           in
           every
           of
           them
           respectively
           ,
           by
           the
           space
           of
           Three
           Days
           at
           the
           least
           before
           the
           said
           Election
           ,
           the
           said
           Letters
           ,
           and
           the
           Execution
           thereof
           to
           be
           returned
           by
           such
           Officer
           and
           Officers
           ,
           who
           shall
           execute
           the
           same
           ,
           to
           the
           Clerk
           of
           the
           Crown
           in
           the
           Court
           of
           
             Chancery
             ,
          
           so
           as
           the
           Persons
           so
           to
           be
           Chosen
           ,
           may
           Meet
           and
           Sit
           at
           
             Westminster
          
           the
           Two
           and
           twentieth
           Day
           of
           
             January
          
           next
           .
        
         
           
             WE
          
           heartily
           desiring
           the
           performance
           of
           what
           We
           have
           in
           our
           said
           
             DECLARATION
          
           expressed
           ,
           in
           pursuance
           of
           the
           said
           Advice
           and
           Desire
           ,
           have
           caused
           this
           Our
           Letter
           to
           be
           written
           to
           you
           ,
           to
           the
           intent
           that
           you
           truly
           and
           uprightly
           ,
           without
           favour
           or
           affection
           to
           any
           Person
           ,
           or
           indirect
           practice
           or
           proceeding
           ,
           do
           and
           execute
           what
           of
           your
           part
           ,
           ought
           to
           be
           done
           according
           to
           the
           said
           Advice
           ,
           for
           the
           due
           Execution
           thereof
           .
           The
           Elections
           to
           be
           made
           by
           such
           persons
           only
           ,
           as
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           Ancient
           Laws
           and
           Customs
           ,
           of
           right
           ought
           to
           choose
           Members
           for
           Parliament
           ;
           and
           that
           you
           cause
           a
           Return
           to
           be
           made
           by
           Certificate
           under
           your
           Seal
           ,
           of
           the
           Names
           of
           the
           Persons
           Elected
           ,
           Annexed
           to
           this
           Our
           Letter
           ,
           to
           the
           said
           Clerk
           of
           the
           Crown
           ,
           before
           the
           said
           Two
           and
           twentieth
           Day
           of
           
             January
             .
          
        
         
           
             
               Given
               at
               St.
            
             James
             
               's
            
             
               
                 the
                 Nine
                 and
                 twentieth
                 Day
                 of
              
               December
               ,
               
                 in
                 the
                 Year
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 ,
              
               1688.
               
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             LONDON
             ,
          
           Printed
           by
           
             J.
             Starkey
             ,
          
           and
           
             A.
          
           and
           
             W.
             Churchill
             ,
          
           MDCLXXXVIII
           .