A proclamation for a solemn thanksgiving. Scotland. Privy Council. 1693 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) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). B05617 Wing S1804 ESTC R183482 52529284 ocm 52529284 179052 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. B05617) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 179052) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2776:41) A proclamation for a solemn thanksgiving. Scotland. Privy Council. Scotland. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary) 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to their most excellent Majesties, Edinburgh : Anno Dom. 1693. Caption title. Initial letter. Dated: Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh, the eighth day of November, and of Our Reign the fifth year, 1693. Signed: Gilb. Elliot. 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 aud MARY by the Grace of God , King and Queen of Great Brittain , France and Ireland , Defenders of the Faith : To Our Lyon King at Arms , and his Brethren ; Heraulds , Macers of Our Privy Council , Pursevants , or Messengers at Arms ; Our Sheriffs in that part , Conjunctly and Severally , specially Constitute , Greeting ; For as much , as We and all Our good Subjects , are in Duty bound , to return Praise and Glory to God , by a Day of solemn Thanksgiving , for His manifold Blessings bestowed upon Us , and Our Kingdoms : and particularly , that He hath been pleased to preserve Our Royal Person , from the many and great Danger : of War We were necessarly exposed to , for the Defence and Protection of the Protestant Religion , and Our Government , against the Designs and Attempts of all Our Enemies , during Our last Campaign in Flanders , and to restore and bring back Our Royal Person in safety to Our Kingdoms , to the great Satisfaction and Joy of all Our good Subjects ; And that also the Ministers assembled in the Synod of Lothian , and Tueeddale , and such as Correspond with them from several other Synods , have Moved to the Lords of Our Privy Council , that a Solemn Day of publick Thanksgiving , may be set apart for the Causes foresaids , to be religiously observed throughout this Our Ancient Kingdom . Therefore , We , with Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council , do Appoint and Command , that the sixteenth day of November current , for all within the Town of Edinburgh , and Suburbs thereof ; and the Shires of Edinburgh , Haddington and Linlithgow ; the Sheriffdom of Berwick , and Shires of Fyse Stirling , Kinross and Clackmannan . And the twentythird day of the said Month for all the rest of this Our Ancient Kingdom , to be Religiously and Devoutely observed , as a Solemn Day of publict Thanksgiving , by all Persons within this Kingdom , In all Churches and Meeting-houses , for returning most humble and hearty Thanks to Almighty God , for the signal Blessings and Deliverances already bestowed upon Us , and Our people : And to implore the increase and continuance thereof . And that His Divine Presence , with a Spirit of Counsel and Wisdom , may direct and assist us in all our Consultations and Undertakings , at home and abroad , in time coming . And to the effect Our pleasure in the Premisses may be known , 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 remanent Mercat Crosses of the whole head Burghs of the several Shires and Srewartries within this Kingdom , and there , in Our Name and Authority , make Publication hereof , that none may pretend ignorance : And ordains Our Solicitor to cause make Intimation hereof , to the Ministers within the Town of Edinburgh , and Suburbs , by sending Copies to them , or any other way he thinks fit ; and to cause send printed Copies hereof , to the Sheriffs of the several Shires , and Stewarts of the Stewartries foresaids , whom we ordain to see the same published , and appoints them to send Doubles thereof , to all Ministers in Churches and Meeting-houses , within their Respective Jurisdictions , that upon the Lords Day , immediatly preceeding the respective Days foresaids , the same may be intimat and read in every paroch Church and Meeting-house : certifying all such who shall contemn or neglect so religious and important a Duty , as the Thanksgiving hereby appointed is , they shall be proceeded against and punished as Contemners of Our Authority , and as highly disaffected to Our Persons and Government , and ordains these Presents to be printed . Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh , the eighth day of November , and of Our Reign the Fifth Year , 1693 . Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii . & In Supplementum Signeti . GILB . ELLIOT . Cls. Sti. Concilii . God Save King William and Queen Mary . Edinburgh , Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson , Printer to Their Most Excellent Majesties , Anno DOM. 1693.