By the King. A proclamation for a generall fast to be kept thorowout the realm of England. [On account of pestilence, etc. 11 Nov. 1640].

Date:
1640
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Credit: By the King. A proclamation for a generall fast to be kept thorowout the realm of England. [On account of pestilence, etc. 11 Nov. 1640]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    A Proclamation for a general! Faft to be kept thorowout the Realm of England. > 1 | f , , ' .. • * * * / ' 7 r 7 de Kings mod Excellent Majeftie obfervingthe correcting hand of <2>ob upon cite iSUngoom in manp peers idcBilence, the pjefeut interrnp? tlons of that long contmteo biefltng of ideate, anb other fignes of Dig anger fo? the Gns of tipe?kamj» ano fetiouflp tonfioertng tDe ibeightp affairs of j§>tatcnoft) tn agitation in the hf0h Court of idarltament, out of ^is trulp meugious heart to 000, ano $is tenber tare of fcisBmg* pom anP oeoDies ibeifate< a'tS2Ptngtoth* p?attife of pious Bings anp tdrinces in former ages, in times of eommoncalamities. vn|it?h concern both Burnt ano people) hathtcfolbeb (ttjitb the humble aoblccof the . ILojps anp Commons nolb affembieP tn parliament) bp a foiemn anp Bublfbe 5Fa8, U. the Rea plate to habe retourfe to the Dibine fi0aieflie, to implode Dial mertp anofaf>ourto$tm ano $ts people, as nmi fo* cemopmg the pjefent giubgcments, as foj a Pieffins uponthe great Affairs ano PuRneffes ui hano concerning ^ateftte anp the |dub* UUe. $no therefoie tis ^aieRie both herebp traitlp charge anb commanp that a general! ano pablifte faft befcept ano ijoioen, as tbeil bpabflinencc from 3f ooo, asbppublttte papers ano bearing the jsaojp of dE»oP, ano other facreo Duties, in all Catheojall, Collegiate, anp Ida? rid) Churches ano Cpappels ibithin the Citp of London, the Suburbs thereof, ano the ab? iopning idatlfhes OfS>aint clement Danes, <g>attlt Giles in the fields,g>atntjamcs at Clarkenwell,S>atnt Katharine Tower, £>atilt Leonard Shoreditch, &aUtt Martins in the fields, S>aiUt Mary Whitcchappell, ^>aint Magdalene Bermond, ano Savoy fdarifh» upon SLnribap the febmteenth bap of this in? Cant taobember: 2fnb tn all other CathetyaU, Collegiate, ano fdatiG) Churches ano Chappcis ibithtn the Binaoom of England, anp Dominion of wales, npoti ‘Ducfbap the eighth bap of De? cember nert enfnmgthe bate hereof: SMibhtch fl^eOiepoth crpjeffeip charge ano tom? manofball be fteberenblp ano Deboutlp perfojmep bp allots lobing Subjects, as tljep ten? per the labour of aimight* <!5oo, ano tboniB aboiP his inti moignatton againft this ftanb, ano uponpatnof fnch pumfhmentsas ^is#aieSp map iuflip inflict upon ail fnth asfhallton# temn o? neglect fo religions a lbojh. , ^ i. ’ < . . . * 1 ' • • ' ^ , \ - t ~ . i s - v Given at the Court at Whitehall theeleventh day of November inthefixteenth yeer of His Majefties Reign, : I God favc the King. c Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings moft Excellent 1 r Majefty: And by the Afsigne; of John Bill. 164.0.