At a General Court held at Boston, March the eleventh 1673,4. Whereas it pleaseth God still to exercise his people here & else-where, with many and various difficulties and trialls ... These and other considerations hath moved this court, who do hereby order & appoint that the twenty sixt[h] day of this instant March, be set apart & kept as a day of humiliation and prayer ... Massachusetts. General Court. Approx. 2 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI : 2006-06. N29427 N29427 Shipton 39185 Wing M967A APW8782 39185 99015037

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At A GENERAL COƲRT Held at Boſton, March the eleventh 1673/4.

WHereas it pleaſeth GOD ſtill to Exerciſe his people here & elſe-where, with many and various Difficulties & Trialls: Particularly, the breaking forth of Notorious & ſcandolous Sinns among us, The ſtraitning of ſeveral perſons with reſpect to the ſcarcity of Grain & other proviſion, Diviſions in ſome Societies, Danger of Warr threatning us, The condition of our Dear native Country and the people of God there & elſe where in Europe, reſpecting the Warrs & other Troubles:

Theſe and other conſiderations hath moved this Court, Who do hereby Order & Appoint That the Twenty Sixt day of this inſtant March, be ſet apart & kept as a day of Humiliation and Prayer, to ſeek the Lord in theſe things, and for a bleſſing upon the Country, and the Labours of the People the year enſuing. And do Commend it to all the Churches, Pastours, Teachers, Ministers and People within this Jurisdiction, ſolemnly and ſeriouſly to keep the ſame accordingly.

Edward Rawſon