432 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

       Lib. H. D. happy deliverance from a late horrid Conspiracy together with

       Whitehall a proclamation for a thanksgiving day and severall other

             printed papers &ca giving the concurrent Account of the said

             Conspiracy as also a paper of News recd from the honoble John

             Povey Esqr one of the Clerks of his Mats most honoble privy

             Councill, setting forth the manner of the sd Conspiracy; Order

             ed that Mr Speaker, the Burgesses and Justices of the Provin

             ciall Court (now in Town) be sent for to hear the same Read,

             and that Copyes of the said severall papers be prepared to be

             sent to the severall Counties of the province & published for

             prevention of false Reports, and that all the Clerks in Town

             be imployed to write the same out, there being no printing

             press here (at present) imployed.

              Ordered that a Proclamation be prepared for a day of pub.

       Whitehall lick thanksgiving for so rich Mercy extended to his Most

             sacred Maty & Kingdoms, in the preservation of his person

             from the treacherous & wicked Attempts & designs of his

             Enemies; to be kept thursday next by all persons residing

             within the Port of Annapolis & that day Month after within all

             the Counties of the Province.

          P. 345 His Mats Afterwards produced & Read his Mats gracious &

             touching Royall Letter of the 2d of Janry last past vnto his

             Assistance Excell sent & directed signifying the Royall Corn-

             York Read mand in Relation to the present assistance to be

       Whitehall    given to New York; Ordered that (for the generall

             satisfaction of the whole province) the heads of the Letter

             be drawn forth, to be sent & published in the severall Counties

             of the province, which was accordingly done.

       Whitehall A proclamation for a publick thanksgiving being prepared,

             was signed by his Exncy & passed the Broad Seal of the prov

             ince, the which follows in these Words, Vizt

                By his Exncy the Capt Genll &ca

                         A Proclamation

                   for a publick Thanksgiving

             Maryland ss:

             proclamation Whereas by a Letter Reck from the Rt honoble the

                    Lords of his Mats most honoble privy Councill of the

                    Tenth of March past & this day read in Councill,

             giving an Account of a wonderfull & happy deliverance of his

             Mats sacred Royall person from a barbarous intended Assas

             sination and of a designed Invasion by the ffrench vpon his

       Whitehall Maties Kingdom, whereby not only the destruction of his Royall

             person was plotted, but the totall subversion of the Governmt