By the King, a proclamation for a generall fast throughout this realm of England England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II) 1665 Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2007-01 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A32412 Wing C3301 ESTC R30891 11681928 ocm 11681928 48114 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. A32412) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 48114) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1481:26) By the King, a proclamation for a generall fast throughout this realm of England England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II) Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. 2 sheets. Printed by John Bill and Christopher Barker ..., London : 1665. "Given at our court at St. James's this sixth day of July, in the seventeenth year of our reign." Printed as broadside, now in 2 sheets. Reproduction of original in the Cambridge University Library. 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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WHereas it hath pleased Almighty God , after many years of Health , and many great and miraculous Mercies afforded to this Kingdom , to visit the Cities of London and Westminster , and places adjacent with the Plague and Pestilence , which by the spreading thereof into several Parishes , & other the more remote parts of this Kingdom , seems to threaten a general and most dreadful Visitation : To the end therefore that Prayers and Supplications may every where be offered up unto Almighty God for the removal of this heavy Iudgement , and that some Solemn Days and Times may be set apart for the performance of these and other Religious Duties ; His Majesty is pleased , by the Advice of His Privy Council , to Declare , and doth hereby publish and declare his Royal Will and Pleasure , That Wednesday next being the Twelfth day of this instant July , shall be observed and kept within the Cities of London and Westminster , and places adjacent , as a Day of Fasting and Humiliation ; And Wednesday three Weeks after being the Second day of August , shall be observed and kept in like manner in all parts of this Realm ; and so from thence forward every First Wednesday of every Moneth successively , until it shall please God to withdraw this Plague and grievous Sickness . And that the solemnization of these days may be with such Order and Decency as is requisite , His Majesty by the Advice of His Reverend Bishops hath directed to be Composed , Printed and Published the Form of such Prayers as His Majesty thinks fit to be used in all Churches and Chappels at these publick Meetings , and also upon Wednesdays in every Week ; And hath given charge to His Bishops to disperse the same through the whole Kingdom . All which His Majesty doth expresly charge and command shall be reverently and devoutly performed by all His loving Subjects , as they will answer to God for the neglect of so great a Duty and Service , and upon pain of being proceeded against as wilful Breakers and Contemners of this His Royal Will and Command . And His Majesty doth further declare , That upon all and every the said Days of Fasting and Humiliation , there shall be a Collection made of the Alms and Charitable Benevolence of the several persons in the respective Churches and Chappels then Assembled : Which Collections shall be paid in to the Bishops of the several Dioceses wherein such Collection shall be made , or to such Persons as the Bishops shall appoint to receive the same . And the Bishops shall take care , That the Moneys so collected and paid in , be in the first place applyed to the Relief of such places as shall be visited with the Plague within the Diocese wherein such Collections shall be made . And the Overplus , if any be , shall be paid in to the Bishop of London , or such as he shall appoint to receive the same , and be applyed to the Poor who are sick and visited with the Plague in London or Westminster , or the parts adjacent . And lastly , His Majesty doth Command , That the respective Preachers on the said Fast-days do earnestly exhort the people in the several Parishes to a Free and Chearful Contribution towards the Relief of their Christian Brethren , whom it hath pleased God to visit with Sickness . Given at Our Court at St. James's this Sixth day of July , in the Seventeenth year of Our Reign . God save the King. LONDON , Printed by John Bill and Christopher Barker , Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty , 1665.