WR HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE DIEV ET MON DROIT By the King and Queen, A PROCLAMATION For Prolonging and Appointing the Time for the First General Meeting of Their Majesty's Commissioners for Executing the Act of Parliament lately made for Granting to Their Majesties an Aid of Twelve pence in the Pound for One Year, and for Authorising and Impowering the respective Commissioners to Proceed and Act accordingly. William R. WILLIAM and MARY, by the Grace of God King and Queen of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defenders of the Faith, etc. To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting. Whereas in and by one Act lately made in Parliament, Entitled, An Act for a Grant to Their Majesties of an Aid of Twelve pence in the Pound for One Year, for the Necessary Defence of Their Realms, and by an Additional Act also lately made in Parliament, for appointing Commissioners for Executing the other Act aforesaid, it hath been Provided, That it should and might be lawful for Us to Issue, or cause to be Issued out under the Great Seal of England, such and so many Commissions as We should think fit, and therein and thereby to Nominate, Constitute and Appoint such and so many Persons, being Qualified as in the said Acts, or either of them, is Prescribed or Directed, as We should think convenient, to be Commissioners for putting in Execution the said Act of Parliament for Granting unto Us the said Sum of Twelve pence in the Pound; Which said Commissioners so as aforesaid to be Nominated and Appointed, were, and are by the said Acts, or one of them, Directed and Enjoined in the respective Counties, Cities, Boroughs, Divisions, Towns and Places for which they should be appointed Commissioners respectively, to meét together at the most usual or common Place of Meeting, within each of the said Counties, Cities, Boroughs, Divisions, Towns or Places respectively, at or before the Third Day of this Instant September, or such other Day as We should Appoint, and further to Do, Perform and Execute as in and by the said Acts, or one of them, is Required and Commanded, and as by the same, relation being thereunto respectively had, may more fully appear. And whereas We have Issued, or are now Issuing under the Great Seal of England several Commissions for Executing the Act of Parliament for the Aid aforesaid; But it being necessary that (pursuant to the Power given Us in the same Act) a further time be Appointed for the First General Meéting of the said Commissioners, We have thought fit by and with the Advice of Our Privy Council to Appoint, and We do by these presents Appoint the respective Commissioners by Us Nominated and Constituted, or to be Nominated and Constituted for the Execution of the said Acts, and either of them in the respective Counties, Cities, Boroughs, Divisions, Towns and Places for which they are or shall be Appointed Commissioners respectively, to Meét together at the most usual or common Places of Meéting, within each of the said Counties, Cities, Boroughs, Divisions, Towns and Places respectively, at or before the Thirtieth Day of this Instant September: And We do hereby Direct, Authorize and Command the said Commissioners, or so many of them as by the said Acts or either of them are requisite, not only at the First General Meétings to be at or before the said Thirtieth Day of this Instant September, as aforesaid, but at all other Times, and in all Cases and Respects whatsoever, to Proceed and to Act, Do, Perform and Execute, and to cause to be Done, Performed and Executed, all Matters and Things whatsoever by the said Acts, or either of them, Authorised, Entrusted or Impowered to be Acted, Done, Performed or Executed, according to the true intent and meaning of the same; And these Presents shall be to them, and every of them a sufficient Warrant and Discharge in this behalf. Given at Our Palace of Hampton-Court the Second Day of September, 1689. In the First Year of Our Reign. God save the King and Queen. LONDON, Printed by Charles Bill and Thomas Newcomb, Printers to the King and Queens most Excellent Majesties. 1689.