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By the king. A PROCLAMATION Declaring His Majesty Pleasure touching Hi Royal Coronation, and the Solemnity thereof.  
JAMES R.  
Whereas we have Resolved by the Favour and Blessing of God to Celebrate the Solemnity of Our Royal Coronation, and also the Coronation of Our Dear Beloved Consort the Queen, upon the Twenty third Day of April, being St. George's day next, at Our Palace of Westminster. And forasmuch as by ancient Customs and Usages of this Realm, as also in regard of divers Tenors of sundry Manors, Lands, and other Herthitaments, many of Our loving Subjects do Claim, and are bound to Do and Perform others several Services on the said Day, and at the time of the Cornation, as in Time's precedent their Ancestors, and those from whom they Claim, have done and performed at the Coronations of Our Famous Progenitors and Predecessors, Kings and Queens of this Realm; We therefore out of Our ●●●●…ely Care for the Preservation of the lawful Rights and Inheritances of Our loving Subjects whom it may Con●●●● have thought sit to give Notice, and Publish Our Resolution therein, and do hereby give Notice of, and publish ●●●●…ne accordingly: And we do hereby further Signify, That by Our Commission under Our Great ●eal of ●●●●●●d, we have Appointed and Authorized Our Right Trusty and Well-beloved Consins and Councillors, Lauter●●●●… of Rochester Lord High Treasurer of England, and Henry Earl of Clarendon Lord Privy, Seal, Our Right Tru●●● 〈◊〉 Right Entirely Beloved Cousin, Henry Duke of Norfolk Earl Martial of England, Our Right Trusty and Right Entirely Beloved Cousins and Councillors, James Duke of Ormond Lord Stewards of Our household, and Henry Duke of Beaufort Lord Precedent of Wales, Our Right Trusty and Right Well-beloved Cousins and Councillors, Robert Earl of Lindsey Lord Great Chamberlain of England, Henry Earl of Arlington Lord Chamberlain Our household, Aubrey ●arl of Oxford, Theophilus Earl of Huntingdon, John Earl of Bridgewater, Henry Earls of Peterborow, Philip Earl of Ches●erfield, Robert Earl of Sunderland One of Our Principal Secretaries of State, and Robert Earl of Ailesbury Our Right, Trusty and Right well-beloved Cousin, John Earl of Radnor, Our Right Trusty and Well-beloved Councillors, George Lord Dartmouth Master General of Our Ordnance, Sidney Lord Godolphin, Lord Chamberlain to Our Royal consort the Queen, and Sir George Jeffreys Knight and Baronet, Chief Justice of Our Court of King's Bench, and One Trusty and well-beloved Sir Thomas John's Knight, Chief Justice of Our Court of Common Pleas, or any Three 〈◊〉 more of them, to Receive, hear, and Determine the Pettions and Claims which shall be to Them Exhibited by any of Our Loving Subjects in this Behalf: And We shall Appoint Our said Commissioners for that Purpose to Sat in the ●●●…inted Chamber of Our Palace at Westminster, upon the Twenty fourth Day of this instant March, at Nine of the ●lock in the Forenoon of that Day, and from time to time to Adjourn as to Them shall seem meet, for the Execution of Our said Commission, which we do thus Publish to the intent That all such Persons whom it may any ways Concern, may know when and where to give their Attendance for the Exhibiting of their Petitions and Claims concerning ●heir ●ervices , to be done and performed unto Us at Our said Cornation. And We do hereby Signify ●●to all and every Our Subjects whom it may Concern, That our Will and Pleasure is, and We do hereby straight ●●●rge all Persons, of what Rank or Quality soever they be, who either upon Our Letters to Them directed, or by ●●●●…n of Their Offices or Tenors, or otherwise, are to do any Sevice at the said at the said Day of Time of Our Coronation, 〈◊〉 they do duly give their Attendance accordingly, in all Respects Furnished and Appointed as to so Great a Solemni●●●●pertaneth, and Answerable to the Dignities and Places which every One of Them respectively holdeth and En●●●●…; And of this, They or any of Them are not to fall, as They will Answer the Contrary, at Their Perils, ●●●●…s upon Special Reasons by Ourselves, under Our hand to be Allowed, We shall Dispense with any of Their Services or Attendances.  
Given at Our Court at Whitehall, the Sixth Day of March, 1684/5, In the First Year of Our Reign. 
 GOD save the KING.   

●ondon, Printed by the Assigns. of John Bill deceased▪ And by Henry Hills, and Thomas Newcomb, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty. 1684/5. 〈…〉 most Sacred Majesty, 1685.