A proclamation for a publick general fast throrowout the realm of Scotland Scotland. Privy Council. 1678 Approx. 4 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). B05600 Wing S1785 ESTC R183467 52612324 ocm 52612324 179628 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. B05600) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 179628) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2794:22) A proclamation for a publick general fast throrowout the realm of Scotland Scotland. Privy Council. Gibson, Alexander, Sir, d. 1693. Scotland. Sovereign (1649-1685 : Charles II) 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to his most sacred Majesty, Edinburgh : 1678. Caption title. Royal arms at head of text; initial letter. Text in black letter. Dated at end: Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh, the fifteenth day of November, one thousand six hundred and seventy eight, and of Our Reign the thirtieth year. Signed: Al. Gibson, Cls. 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. 2008-05 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-08 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-10 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2008-10 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion C R HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE royal blazon or coat of arms A PROCLAMATION For a publick general Fast thorowout the Realm of SCOTLAND . CHARLES , by the Grace of GOD , King of Scoland , England , France and Ireland , Defender of the Faith , &c. To all and sundry Our good Subjects , Greeting ; Forasmuch , as We considering the eminent Danger Our Royal Person and Government , and the Protestant Religion have been of late , and are still exposed unto , through an Damnable and Hellish Plot , contrived and carried on by the Papists , for taking away Our Sacred Life , and for the subversion of the Protestant Religion , and of the Government of these Kingdoms ( which GOD of His Infinite Mercy hath hitherto prevented and disappointed , and We hope will prevent and disappoint for the future ) And being very sensible of the Fatal Consequences of such an Horrible and Sanguinary Conspiracy and Designe ; We , out of Our Religious Disposition , have readily approven of an Humble motion made to Us for commanding a General Fast , to be Religiously kept throughout this whole Kingdom , to Implore the Mercy of Almighty GOD for the preservation of the Protestant Religion , as it is by Law established , and for the protection of Our Royal Person and Government ; As also , to pray that GOD will more and more bring to Light , and confound all Secret Contrivances and Machinations against Us , and in Us , against all Our Loyal Subjects ; We , with advice of Our Privy Council , have therefore thought fit by this Our Proclamation , to Indict a General and Publick Fast and day of Humiliation , that all Our loving Subjects may send up their fervent Prayers and Supplications to Almighty GOD , to , and for , the purposes aforesaid . Our Will is herefore , and We strictly Command and Charge , that the said Fast be Religiously and Solemnly kept throughout this Our whole Kingdom , by all Subjects and People within the same , upon the third Wednesday of December next , being the eighteenth day thereof , to the end that so necessary and Religious and Exercise may be performed by all at one and the same time . Requiring hereby the Reverend Arch-Bishops , and Bishops , to give notice hereof to the Ministers in their respective Dyocesses , that upon the LORDS-Day immediately preceeding the said eighteenth day of December , they cause Read and Intimate this Our Proclamation from the Pulpit in every Parish Church , and that they Exhort all Our Subjects to a Serious and Devout performance of the said Prayers , Fasting and Humiliation , as they tender the Favour of Almighty GOD , and the Safety and Preservation of the Protestant Religion , and of Our Sacred Life and Government , and as they would avoid the Wrath and Indignation of GOD against this Kingdom : Certifying all those who shall contemn or neglect such a Religious and necessary Duty , they shall be proceeded against , and punished as Contemners of Our Authority , and Persons , Disaffected to the Protestant Religion , as well as to Our Royal Person and Government . Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh , the fifteenth day of November , one thousand six hundred and seventy eight , and of Our Reign the thirtieth year . Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii . Al. Gibson , Cls. Sti. Concilii . GOD Save the KING . EDINBURGH , prited by the Heir of Andrew Anderson , Printer to His most Sacred MAJESTY , 1678.