A PROCLAMATION DRAWN FOR HIS MAJESTY S 

 FIRST COMING IN. . 



[PREPARED, BUT NOT USED.] 



HAVING great cause, at this time, to be moved with 

 diversity of affections, we do in first place condole 

 with all our loving subjects of England, for the loss 

 of their so virtuous and excellent queen ; being a 

 prince that we always found a dear sister, yea a mo 

 ther to ourself in many her actions and advices. A 

 prince, whom we hold and behold as an excellent 

 pattern and example to imitate in many her royal 

 virtues and parts of government ; and a prince whose 

 days we could have wished to have been prolonged ; 

 we reporting ourselves not only to the testimony of 

 our royal heart, but to the judgment of all the world, 

 whether there ever appeared in us any ambitious or 

 impatient desire to prevent God s appointed time. 

 Neither are we so partial to our own honour, but that 

 we do in great part ascribe this our most peaceable 

 and quiet entrance and coming to these our crowns, 

 next under the blessing of Almighty God, and our 

 undoubted right, to the fruit of her majesty s peace 

 able and quiet government, accustoming the people 

 to all loyalty and obedience. As for that which 

 concerneth ourselves, we would have all our loving 

 subjects know, that we do not take so much glad- 



