0umt* 7974* The London Gazette. PufclifljeD bp %nt^tnitp* From ^uefOap December i$. to &atur&ag December 27. 1746. AT the Court at St. yames's the 24th 'Pembroke; Postpon'd. •*•*• Day of -December, 1740. Radnor* Edward Price^ e/Bouttibrooke, Esq; PRESENT, N 0 kT H-lV A LES. The King's most Excellent Majesty in Coun­ dnglesea, Rice Williams, t*/"Quirt, Esq; cil. Carnarvon,, John Owen; of Cast-lemay, Sherifis appointed by his Majesty irt Council Esq; for the Year ensuing, Via. Denbigh, William Myddelton, Esq; Flint, Henry Lloyd, of Rhyll, Esq; Berks, Benjamin Griffin, Esq; Merioneth, Robert Wynnej of Cromine, Bedford, Postpon'd. Esq; Sucks, William Perry, Esqs, Montgomeryi Corbet Owen, c/Rhienfaison, Cumberland, Montague Farrar, Esq; Esq; Cheshire, William Cheshire, of Halton, . Esq; By the King; Camb' -ii? Hunt' Chester Pern, Esq; Devon, Richard Beavis, c/Glyst, Esq; A PROCLAMATION, ^Dorset* Sydenham Williams, Esq-, For A General Fast. 2)erby, Henry Cavendiih, of Dove- l bridge, Esq; Hereas we have found ourselves obliged, Essex, Jolhua Baker, of Woodford, w for vindicating the Honour of our Esi. Crown, securing the Trade and Navigation Gloucester, William HolbroW, Esq; of our Subjects, and defending our undoubt­ •Hertford, Robert Hadfley, of Jeningf- ed Rights, to declare War against the King br.tty,Esp of Spain, and are determined to prosecute Hereford, Ediritmdf Eckleyckle* , o/Credea the lame with the utmost Vigour, till, by hill, Esq; the Bleffing of God on our Arms, we shall Kent, John Lidgbird, of Plumstead, obtain that Satisfaction and Security which we may hope from the Justice of our Cause ; Leicester, Peter VVyche, <5/Goadby, Esq} We therefore, putting our Trust in the divine Lincoln, Sir Henry Nelthorp, Bart. Affistance, have resolved, and do, by and Monmouth, Francis Jenkins, of Newport, with the Advice of our Privy Council, nereby Command, that a publick Fast and Humilia­ Esq; tion be observed throughout that Part of our Northumb* John Strother Kerr, <?/Fow- Kingdom of Great Britain called England, berry, Esq; • our Dominion of Wales, and Town of Ber­ Northampton, Henry Sayer, Esq; wick upon Tweed, upon Wednelday the Norfolk, James Mackrell* of Rings- Fourth Day of February next, that fo both land, Esq; we and our People may humble ourselves Nottingham^ Thomas Langford, Esq; before Almighty God, in order to obtain Oxford, John Duncombe, Esq; Pardon for our Sins; and may, in the most Rutland, Ketielm Johnson, Esq; devout and solemn Manner, send our Prayers Shropshire, Thomas Eyton, Esq; and Supplications to the divine Majesty, for Somerset, John Provest, of Shepton averting those heavy JudgmentSj which our Mallet, Esq-, manifold Sins and Provocations have most Stafford, John Dolphin, Esq; justly deserved, and imploring his Bleffing Suffolk, Postpon'd. and Affistance oh our Arms, and for restor­ Southampton, Romney Diggle, Esq; ing and perpetuating Peace, Safety and Pros­ Surry, Benjamin Hayes, of VVimble- perity to us and our Kihgdoms. And we do ton, Esq; strictly charge and command, that the said Sussex, John Nicoll, o/Court-Lodge, publick Fast be reverently and decently Efli Warwick, William Wright, of War­ observed by all our lovihg Subjects in Eng­ wick, Esq; land, our Doihinion of Wales, and Town of Worcester, Gilbert Wheeler, Esq; Berwick upon Tweed, as they tender the Favour of Almighty God, and would avoid Wilts, Anthony Guyy, of Chilppeti - ham, Esq; his Wtath and Indignation ; and upon Pain York, Sir Lionel Pilkington, Bart, of such Punishment as we may justly inflict $ OUT H-W ALES. on all such as contemn and neglect the Per- Srecon, JestreyJefFreys,o/Brecon, Esq; formahce of so Religious and Necessary a Carmarthen, Postpon'd. Duty. And for the better and more orderly -Cardigan* Postpon'd. solemnizing the same, we have, given Di­ Glamorgan) Rowland Dawkins, of Kil- rections to the most Reverend the Arch- Vrooth, Esq; Bilhops, and the Riglu Reverend the Bilhops of ( Prfce Two Pence. ) .