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The lords spiritual and temporal, assembled at the House of Lords, Westminster, December 25, 1688
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England and Wales. Parliament. House of Lords.
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THE LORDS Spiritual and Temporal Assembled at the House of LORDS WESTMINSTER December 25. 1688. WE the Lords Spiritual and Temporal Assemâled in this Conjuncture Do Desire Your Highness to take upon You the Administration of publick Affairs both Civil and Military and the disposal of the publick Revenue for the preservation of our Religion Rights Laws Liberties and Properties and of the Peace of the Nation And that Your Highness will take into Your particular Care the present Condition of Ireland and endeavour by the most speedy and effectual means to prevent the Dangers threatning that Kingdom All which we make our Requests to Your Highness to undertake and exercise till the Meeting of the intended Convention the Two and twentieth of January next in which we doubt not such proper methods will be taken as will conduce to the Establishment of these things upon such sure and legal Foundations that they may not be in Danger of being again Subverted Dated at the House of Lords Westminster December the Five and twentieth 1688. WE the Lords Spiritual and Temporal Assembled at Westminster in this Extraordinary Conjuncture Do humbly Desire Your Highness to cause Letters to be written subscribed by Your Self to the Lords Spiritual and Temporal being Protestants and to the several Counties Universities Cities Boroughs and Cinque-Ports of England Wales and Town of Berwick upon Twede the Letters for the Counties to be directed to the Coâers of the respective Counties or any of them and in Default of the Coroners to the Clerk of the Peace of the respective Counties and the Letters for the Universities to be directed to the respective Vice-Chancellors and the Letters to the several Cities Boroughs and Cinque-Ports to be directed to the chief Magistrates of each respective City Borough and Cinque-Port containing directions for the choosing in all such Counties Cities Universities Boroughs and Cinque-Ports within Ten Days after the receipt of the said respective Letters such a number of Persons to represent them as are of right to be sent to Parliament of which Elections and the times and places thereof the respective Officers shall give notice within the space of Five days at the ãâã Notice of the intended Elections for the Counties to be published in the Churches immediately after the time of Divine Service and in all Market Towns within the respective Counties and notice of the intended Elections for the Cities Universities Boroughs and Cinque-Ports to be published âithin the said respective places The said Letters and the Execution thereof to be returned by âuch Officer and Officers who shall execute the same to the Clerk of the Crown in the Court of Chancery so as the persons so to be chosen may meet and sit at Westminster on the Two and âwentieth day of January next Dated at the House of Lords Westminster December the Twenty ââfth 1688. Both which were Signed by all the Lords Spiritual and Temporal then Assembled and Presented to His Highness the Prince of ORANGE the same day at St. James's Published by their Lordships Order LONDON Printed for Awnsham and William Churchill near Amen-Corner M DC LXXX VIII