Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1714. 291

   Sons may Attend the Duty & Service of the Day I Do             Lib. W. B.

   strictly command them on that day to Absteine from all Bod

   ily labor & repair to their severall Parish Churches where the

   Reverd the Clergie are enjoyned not to faile attending &

   reading Divine Service Rendring all Thanks & Praise to

   Almighty God & Preaching Sermons suitable to this joyful

   Occasion And to the End all Persons may have due Notice

   hereof and Conforme themselves according thereto I do

   hereby comand the Sherriffs of the Respective Countys within

   this Province to Publish this my Proclamation in the most

   usual & frequented Places of their Severall Countys

     Given at the City of Annapolis under the Great Seale of

   this his Majesties Province the twenty ninth day of October

   in the first year of the Reigne of Our Sovereigne Lord George

   by the Grace of God of Great Britain France & Ireland

   King Defender of the Faith &c Annoq Dni 1714.

   Maryland ss:                                                    p. 23

           By His Excellcy The Captaine Genrll

                     A Proclamation.

     Whereas by the late Act of Unfformity wch establishes the

   Liturgies & Enacts tht no form or order of the Comon Prayer

   be openly used other than wt is prscribed & appointed to be

   used in & by the sd Book. It is notwithstanding Provided

   that in those Prayers Littanies and collects which do any ways

   relate to the King Queen or Royal Progenie the names be

   altered and Changed from Tyme to i'yme & fitted to the

   pTsent occasions according to lawful Authority And their

   Excellcy the Lords Justices of the Kingdom of Great Britain

   having by their order in Council dated at Kensington the first

   of August last ordered tht the following Alteration be made

   In the Morning Service imediately after the Creed & Lords

   Prayer Instead of Queen read King In the Prayer for the

   Queens Maty instead of Lady Queen Anne read Lord King

   George In the Prayer for the Royal Family instead of the

   Elector of Brunswick, read his Royal Highness the Prince.

   In the Evening service the like to be observed In the Littany

   in the suffrages for the Queen instead of Anne & Queen read

   George & King, for Her, read him & his & for she read He

   In the suffrages for the Royal Family instead of the Elector

   of Brunswick read His Royal Highness the Prince In the

   Prayer for the Parliamt instead of the Queen read the King

   instead of her read his In the Comunion service in the first

   Collect Instead of Anne Our Queen read George our King,

   instead of she read he & instead of her read his & him In the

   second Collect instead of Anne read George Instead of Queen