A proclamation, for a national fast. Scotland. Privy Council. 1698 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) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). B05597 Wing S1783 ESTC R183464 52528960 ocm 52528960 179037 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. B05597) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 179037) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2776:26) A proclamation, for a national fast. Scotland. Privy Council. 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by the heirs and successors of Andrew Anderson, Printer to the King's most excellent Majesty, Edinburgh : Anno Domini 1698. Caption title. Intentional blank spaces in text. Dated: Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the tenth day of May one thousand six hundred ninety and eight years, and of Our Reign the tenth year. Signed: Gilb Eliot, 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 Greeting : Forasmuchas the Holy and Righteous Dispensations of the Almighty GOD , in sending so cold and unkindly a Season and Seed time , after two years Scarcity and Dearth ; As also the great Death of Cattle through most part of the Kingdom , and growing Dearth and Famine threatned , do all express His high Displeasure against this Land , and provoke him to multiply and inflict these and heavier Judgements as the just Deservings and Effects of the Sins abounding in this Nation , and of the great Security and impenitency under them , and therefore do certainly call aloud for our own and our peoples deep Humiliation , under the mighty hand of GOD , and our most earnest and solemn Application , by fasting and Prayer for His gracious Pardon , and removing and averting the foresaids Judgements , and turning us sincerely to the LORD . Upon which Considerations , the provincial Synod of Lothian and Tweddale with a Commity of the Commission from the General Assembly , have likewise addressed the Lords of Our Privy Council , that a Day of Humiliation may be appointed and keeped for these Causes , and others mentioned in their said Address , throughout the whole Kingdom : Therefore , We with the Advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council , Command and Appoint a Day of Humiliation , Fasting and Prayer , to be keeped and observed within the Bounds of the Provincial Synod of Lothian and Tweddale , upon Tuesday the seventeenth Day of this current Moneth of May , and upon the twenty fifth Day of the said Moneth for the rest of the Kingdom upon this side of the River of Tay , and throughout the rest of the whole Kingdom , upon the first Day of June nixt to come : Upon which Days respective , We and Our People are to be deeply humbled before GOD , for the manifold Sins and Provocations , that so openly abound in the Land , and in which men still continue secure and hardned , notwithstanding of GOD'S great Mercy and Deliverance wrought for us , and of frequent Confessions and former Fasts , which yet have produced no Amendement or Reformation , and therefore to deprecat his deserved Wrath , and to implore his Mercy and Grace , and that the LORD may turn unto us ; and turn Us and Our People to Him , and avert the Judgement hanging over Us , and other Evils wherewith we are so eminently threatned , and send kindly Weather to cherish the Fruits of the Earth for Food to man and Beast : Which respective Days 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 foresaids 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 Mercat-Crosses of the head Burghs of the several Shires and Steuartries within this Kingdom , and there in our Name and Authority make Publication hereof , that none pretend Ignorance ; And We ordain Our Solicitor to dispatch Copies hereof to the Shireffs of the several Shires , and Stewarts of Stewartries and their Deputs or Clerks , to be by them published at the Mercat Crosses of their head Burghs upon receipt thereof and immediatly sent to the several Ministers , to the effect the same may be intimat and read in their several Paroches-Churches , upon the Lords Day immediatly preceeding the respective Days 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 , by the Provincial Synod of Lothian and Tweddale , to be also printed and transmitted herewith . Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the tenth day of May one thousand six hundred ninety and eight years , and of Our Reign the Tenth Year . Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii . GILB ELIOT , Cls. Sti. Concilii . GOD Save the KING . Edinburgh , Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson , Printer to the KING 's Most Excellent MAJESTY , Anno Domini 1698.