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   the following particulars may be added. Upon the Queens           Lib. W. B.

   being seized wth a strong Convulsion It was on Fryday Morn

   ing The Lords of the Cabinet Council met at Kensington

   where the Duke of Shrewsbury was by her Maty Immediately

   made Treasurer And a Genrll Council being summoned.

   Orders were sent to the Lord Mayor to take care to keep the

   Peace of the City. The Lords Leiutents of the severall

   Countrys were directed to draw out the Militia to take from

   Papists & other suspected Persons their Arms & Horses &

   to be watchfull of the Publick Tranquillity, the Military Offices

   were commanded to their several Posts. Brigadier Sutton

   was sent to Flanders to bring from thence Seaven Battallions

   of her Matys Troops. The Fleet was directed to be fitted out

   & all other necessary precautions were taken.

     A Letter signed by the Lords of the Council was on Sat

   urday Morning sent Express to his Electorall Highness of

   Brunswick to acquaint Him wth what had been done to Desire

   the favour of his immediate Prsence here & to lett him know

   that a Squadron of Men of Warr would very soon attend his

   Orders on the Coast of Holland. Yesterday the Lords Jus

   tices dispatch'd the Earle of Dorset to go & wayt upon his

   Majestie with an Account of all that had since passed. The         p. 20

   two Houses of Parliament met on Sunday in the Afternoon

   according to the Act. They have been since employed in

   taking the Oaths. And the Speaker of the House of Com-

   mons who was out of Town being now returned, tis expected

   the Parliamt will enter on Buisiness to morrow.

     And likewise the Proclamation of the Lords Spiritual &

   Temporall of Great Britain being assisted Wth those of Her

   late Majesties Council & other Principal Gentlemen of Qual-

   ity & the Lord Mayor Aldermen & Citizens of London of the

   first of August Proclayming the High & Mighty Prince George

   Elector of Brunswick Lunenburgh King of Great Britain

   France & Ireland Defendr of the Faith &c And the Gazzette

   of the 31st of July to Tuesday August 3d And also

   the Lords Justices Speech to the Parliamt on the 5th of Au

   gust, On Mature Consideration whereof the Board are of

   Opinion that his Excellency has aliready caused everything

   requisite & enjoyned by the Lords Justices Directions sig

   nifyed by his Majestys Secretarie of State to be done &

   performed in this Province, Save tht it may be advisable his

   Excellency shou'd Issue Proclamation Notyfying the altera

   tion in the Liturgie And a Proclamation for appointing a

   generall day of Thanksgiving for his Majesties happy Acces

   sion to the Throne of Great Britain which he is desired to

   Issue

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