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Dieu ET MON DROIT  
HONI SOIT x MAL Y PENSE   royal blazon or coat of arms  
A PROCLAMATION  
ALthough it can no way be doubted, but that His majesty's Right and Title to His Crowns and Kingdoms, is, and was every way completed by the death of His most Royal Father of Glorious memory, without the Ceremony or Solemnity of a Proclamation, yet since Proclamations in such Cases have been always used, to the end that all good Subjects might upon this occasion testify their Duty and Respect; And since the Armed Violence, and other the Calamities of many years last past, have hitherto deprived us of any such opportunity, wherein we might express our Loyalty and allegiance to His Majesty, We therefore the Lords and Commons now assembled in Parliament, together with the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of Lo●don, and other Freemen of this Kingdom now present, do according to our Duty and allegiance, heartily, joyfully, and unanimously acknowledge and Proclaim, That immediately upon the Decease of our late sovereign Lord King Charles, the Imperial Crown of the Realm of England, and of all the Kingdoms, Dominions, and Rights belonging to the same, did by inherent Birthright, and Lawful and undoubted Succession, Descend and come to His most Excellent Majesty, Charles the Second, as being Lineally, justly, and Lawfully next Heir of the Blood-Royal of this Realm; and that by the Goodness and Providence of Almighty God, He is of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, the most Potent, mighty, and undoubted King: And thereunto We most humbly and faithfully do Submit and Oblige ourselves, Our Heirs, and Posterities for Ever.  
God Save the King.   

Tuesday May 8, 1660.  
ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, That this Proclamation be forthwith Printed and Published.  
WILL: JESSOP Clerk of the Commons House of Parliament.   

London, Printed by Edward Husbands and Thomas Newcomb, Printers to the Commons House of Parliament.