monogram of 'W' (William) superimposed on' M' (Mary) RR  ye MEINTIENDRAY HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE  royal blazon surmounted by a crown and flanked by the English lion and Tudor rose on one side and the Scottish unicorn and thistle on the other  
BY THE Lords-Justices and COUNCIL, A PROCLAMATION.  


CHARLES PORTER,  
THO: CONINGESBY.    
WHEREAS By Our Proclamation of the fifteenth of June last past, in serious consideration of the then deplorable state of this Kingdom, We did enjoin and command that the first Friday in every succeeding Month during the War should solemnly and devoutly be observed( as it hath ever since been) as a Monthly Fast to be kept throughout all places under Their Majesties Obedience, by Solemn Humiliation and Repentance of our Sins, to deprecate his Deserved Iudgments, and implore his undeserved Mercies to this poor afflicted Kingdom. And forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God of his Infinite Goodness, in answer to the Prayers offered up on that occasion, to protect His Majesty from great and manifold Dangers, in His late Expedition beyond the Seas, and to bring him back in safety, and to preserve Their Majesties and Their Government against all the wicked Machinations and Designs of Open and Secret Enemies, and by a wonderful success of Their Arms to reduce this Kingdom of Ireland entirely to Their Obedience notwithstanding the Powerful Support of France. We therefore with all Humility adoring the Mercy of the Divine Providence manifested to Them and Their People, and duly considering that public& Signal Blessings do call for public and Solemn acknowledgements, Have thought fit, and do hereby Appoint and Command, that a General and public Thanksgiving to Almighty God the Giver of all Victory be observed for these Great Blessings throughout this whole Kingdom on Thursday the Twenty sixth day of this present November, and for the better and more orderly solemnizing of the same have caused a Form of Prayer suitable to this occasion to be composed by the Bishops of this Kingdom, to be used in all Churches, chapels and other places of public Worship, and to take care for the timely dispersing of the same through their respective dioceses: And We do strictly Charge and Command that the said day of public Thanksgiving be Religiously observed by all Their Majesties Loving Subjects as they tender the Favour of Almighty God and the Punishment the Law can inflict upon the Contempt or Neglect thereof. And lastly, We Command that this Our Proclamation be red to the People there assembled the Sunday before the said day of Thanksgiving, that none may pretend Ignorance of these Our Commands and their own Duty.  
Given at the Council-Chamber the 9th day of November, 1691. 

Fran. Dublin,  
Longford,  
Drogheda,  
Anth. Meath,  
Ri. Pine,  
Jno Hely.   GOD Save the KING and QUEEN   

Dublin, Printed by Andrew Crook Assignee of Benjamin took Printer to the King and Queen at their Majesties Printing-House on Ormonde-Key 1691.