A proclamation, for a solemn national fast and humiliation. Scotland. Privy Council. 1696 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) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). B05608 Wing S1794 ESTC R183474 52528967 ocm 52528967 179045 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. B05608) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 179045) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2776:34) A proclamation, for a solemn national fast and humiliation. Scotland. Privy Council. Scotland. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William II) 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by the heirs and successors of Andrew Anderson, Printer to his most excellent Majesty, Edinburgh : 1696. Caption title. Intentional blank spaces in text. Dated: Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh, the twelfth day of December, and of Our Reign the eight year, 1696. Signed: Da. Moncrieff. 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. Gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. 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WILLIAM By the Grace of GOD , King of Great Britain , France and Ireland , Defender of the Faith , To Macers of Our Privy Council , Messengers at Arms , Our Sheriffs in that Part , Conjunctly and Severally , Specially Constitute , Greetting ; Forasmuch as , the Displeasure & wrath of Almighty GOD , in very visible against the Land , in the Judgements of great Sicknesse and Mortality , in most parts of the Kingdoms ; As also of growing Dearth , and Famine threatned , with the Imminent hazard of an Invasion from our cruel and bloody Enemies abroad , all the just deservings , and effects of our continuing and a bounding sins , and of our great security and impenitency under them : And which certainly do call for our deep Humiliation , under the mighty hand of GOD , and our most earnest and solemn application , and prayers for his gracious pardon , and the removing and averting of the foresaid Judgements , upon which consideration , the Commission of the General Assembly hath likeways Addressed the Lords of Our Privy Council , That a Day of Humiliation may be appointed , and keeped for these Causes , throughout the Kingdom ; Therefore , We , with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council , Command and Appoint a Day of Humiliation , and Prayer to be observed throughout the whole Kingdom , upon the tuenty first day of January nixt to come ; Upon which We are to be deeply humbled before God , for our manifold sins and provocations , that so openly abound , and in which Men still continue secure and hardned , notwithstanding of Gods greatmercy & deliverances wrought for us , and of ourfrequent confessions , and former Fastings , which yet have produced no amendment , or Reformation : And therefore to deprecat his deserved wrath , and to implore his Mercy and Grace , that we may be delivered from the foresaid Judgements already Incumbent ; And likewayes from the Invasion , and other evils wherewith we are so imminently threatned ; which day of Solemn Humiliation and Prayer , above appointed , We , with Advice foresaid , Require and Command , to be most Religiously and Seriously observed by all our People , by publick Prayer , Preaching and all other Acts of deep Humiliation , and Devotion suitable to the foresaid Causes and Occasions , OUR WILL IS HEREFORE , And We Charge you strictly , and Command , that incontinent thir Our Letters seen , ye pass to the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh , and to the remanent Market Crosses of the Head Burghs , of the Several Shyres , and Stewartries within this Kingdom , and in Our Name and Authority , make publication hereof , that none pretend Ignorance . And We Ordain Our Solicitor to dispatch Copies hereof , to the Sheriffs of the several Shyres , and Stewarts of Stewartries , and their Deputs , or Clerks , to be by them published at the Mercat Crosses of the Head Burghs , upon recept thereof , and immediately sent to the several Ministers , to the effect that the same may be intimate , and read in their several Paroch-Churches , upon the Lords Day , immediately preceeding the day above-appointed , and Ordains thir presents to be Printed , and allowes the Causes of this Fast , given in to the Lords of Our Privy Council be the Commission of the General Assembly of this National Church , to be Printed herewith . Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh , the twelfth day of December , and of Our Reign the eight year , 1696 . Per Actum Dominorum Sti. Concilii . DA. MONCRIEFF . Cls. Sti. Concilii . GOD save the KING . Edinburgh , Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson , Printer to His most Excellent Majesty , 1696.