An act appointing a fast throughout the whole kingdom of Scotland Scotland. Privy Council. 1675 Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). B05302 Wing S1398A ESTC R182974 52612429 ocm 52612429 179547 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B05302) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 179547) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2793:19) An act appointing a fast throughout the whole kingdom of Scotland Scotland. Privy Council. Gibson, Alexander, Sir, d. 1693. Scotland. Sovereign (1649-1685 : Charles II) 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by Andrew Anderson, Printer to the King's most excellent Majesty, Edinburgh : Anno 1675. Caption title. Royal arms at head of text; initial letter. Dated at end: Given under Our Signet, at Edinburgh, the fifteenth day of July, and of Our Reign, the twenty seventh year, one thousand six hundred and seventy five years. Signed: Al. Gibson, Cl. Sti. Concilii. Reproduction of the original in the National Library of Scotland. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. 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Broadsides -- Scotland -- 17th century. 2008-10 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-12 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2009-01 Megan Marion Sampled and proofread 2009-01 Megan Marion Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion AN ACT Appointing a FAST throughout the vvhole Kingdom OF SCOTLAND . CHARLES , by the Grace of God , King of Great Brittain , France , and Ireland , Defender of the Faith , To all and sundry Our Lieges and Subjects whom it effeirs , Greeting . Forasmuch , as the Almighty God , in His most Wise and Righteous Providence , after the sinfull abuse of His most signal mercies of the blessed Gospel , of Our Own and Our Subjects wonderfull Deliverance from the Yoke of Usurpation and Bondage , by the almost Miraculous Restauration of Us to the exercise of Our Government , and of the long and mercifull Continuance of Our despised Peace and Plenty ; Doth , by His Warnings and Judgements incumbent and impendent , manifestly discover His Anger and Displeasure against the grievous Sins of this Kingdom ; and particularly by the sad and pinching dearth , whereby many indigent persons and families are reduced to a starving condition , and by the long and threatning Drought , the Lord , in His Righteous Judgement , having so long bound up the Clouds , making the Heavens Brass , and the Earth Iron , thereby threatning Our Subjects of this Kingdom with the breaking of the Staff of their Bread , and with the dreadful plague of Famine : Which Dispensation doth with a loud voice call upon all ranks of people for speedy and true Repentance , and the National expression hereof by deep Mourning and solemn Fasting and Humiliation . Therefore We , with Advice and Consent of the Lords of Our Privy Council , do Ordain a day of Publick and Solemn Fasting and Humiliation to be keeped and observed by all the people of this Kingdom in the several Paroches thereof ; Strictly Commanding and Requiring them upon that day , to cease from all the Works of their ordinary Callings , and to repair to their respective Paroch Churches , and there make solemn Confession of their Sins , and implore the Divine Mercy for the Land , by Praying , Mourning , Fasting , and such other Devotions , as are requisite and usual upon such dayes of Publick Humiliation : And more particularly , Humbly to Confess and Mourn for the great Neglect and Contempt of , and Disobedience to the Blessed Gospel , and the Ordinances thereof , and the great and lamentable increase and prevalency of Atheism , Profaneness , and Irreligion which is thereby occasioned , and for the sinfull undervaluing of the great Blessing of Peace so long enjoyed by Our Subjects under Our Government . By all which , and many other crying Sins , the Lords Jealousie and Anger are kindled , and His hand is stretched out against this Kingdom , threatning the Destruction of the Fruits of the Ground , the necessarie Provision for the Life of Man and Beast , that by serious Mourning for , and sincere and hearty turning from these provoking Sins , the Lord may graciously pardon them and repent Him of the evil seemingly determined by Him , and most righteously deserved by us , and may open the Clouds and grant the latter Rain in its due season and measure , reserving for us the appointed weeks of the Harvest . And for this end and purpose , We , with Advice foresaid , do seriously recommend to , and require the Arch-Bishops and Bishops , to be carefull that this Fast be duely observed by the Ministers in their respective Diocesses , as followes ; To the Arch-Bishops of St. Andrews and Glasgow , the Bishops of Edinburgh , Dunkell , Brechin and Dumblane , to cause it to be intimated in the several Paroch Kirks of their Diocies upon Sunday , the twenty fifth , and observed on Wednesday , the twenty eighth of July instant ; and the remanent Bishops , whose Diocies are more remote , to cause it to be intimated on Sunday , the first of August , and to be observed the fourth of Angust next . And as to such Ministers , who , by reason of their distance from Edinburgh , cannot be so soon advertised , that they celebrate this Fast upon the next convenient Wednesday thereafter . Given under Our Signet , at Edinburgh , the fifteenth day of July , and of Our Reign , the twenty seventh year , one thousand six hundred and seventy five years . Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii . Al. Gibson , Cl. S ti Concilii . God save the King. EDINBURGH , Printed by Andrew Anderson , Printer to the King 's most Excellent MAJESTY . Anno 1675.