( 82 )   8ber y^e 18^th 1692
 
ffavour of God shall happen to be ordained by & with the Advice and Consent of y^e great Concell
of this Province Concerning y^e State & Welfaire of this Province C  Given under my hand
and Seal this tenth Day of 7ber An^o Dom. 1692 in y^e 4^th year of y^e Reign of o^r Sov^raign
Lord and Lady King William & Queen Mary &ca.
„sealed                                                                                                                                   L. Copley
 
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Maryland Sc.              By his Exc^ncy the Cap^t Gen^ll &ca.   A Proclamation
     It having pleased Almighty God to bless prosper & succeed y^e Royall Armes of o^r most
     Gratious Soveraign Lord & Lady King William & Queen Mary &ca with a  most happy
and Glorious victory by Sea & land ( as is most Credibly Informed) lately obtained agt y^e
french King as it afords matter of great Joy & Consolation (without Doubt) to y^e whole
Confederacy & all good Christians in Gen^ll., So ought it more p^rticularly & Espetially to affect
us their Maties naturall borne Leige Subjectes, who have So great a Share & Intrest therein
not only with an outward Superfitiall Show of Joy & Gladness but also with a true Inward &
Serious sense of gratitude for these grate blessings it hath pleased God y^e Author & projector
thereof, thereby to bestow on us Soe farr as to Invite & Stirr us up to rend^r unto him y^e Just
Tribute of o^r most humble & harty praise & thanks for y^e Same wherefore & to y^t end &
Purpose I have thought fitt to nominate & appoint & Doe hereby in their maties Name by &
with y^e Advice & Consent of their maties Counsell here Nominate & appoint thursday next y^e
thirtieth Instant to be a day sett appart kept & Solomnized at y^e Citty of S^t. Maryes Thursday
following y^e twentieth Instant within & through y^e County of S^t. Maryes & Thursday next after
following the Seaven & twentieth Instant Gen^rlly. in & throughout y^e rest of y^e Province
which respective Dayes in y^e Respective Pr Countyes & Places aforesd all & Singular y^e officers
& Magestrates Millatary & Civill & all others their Maties Subjects therein Inhabiting residing
or being are Strictly Enjoyned, Charged & Comanded to Solemnize keep & Sett apart as Dayes
of publick Rejoyceing & thanksgiving to Almighty God for So great a blessing not only by rend^ring
unto him all Due honnor Glory & praise in their most Solemne & Serious Devotions &
Religious Exercise but also by using Such other outward & Publick Devout Demonstrations
& Expressions of Joy & Gratitude as upon such great & Solomne occations hath been usuall
& practicable in all parts of y^e Christian world & I Doe hereby in their maties name Straitly
p^rhibite & forbid all masters of  familyes  Mistresses Dames or overseers or others whatsoever
within this Province to work or use any Servill or bodily labour themselves or Suffer or p^rmitt