William the Third, by the grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defender of the faith, &c. To all and singular archbishops, bishops, archdeacons, deans, ... and to all other our officers, ministers and subjects whatsoever they be, as well within liberties as without, to whom these presents shall come, greeting
Subtitle: Whereas it hath been humbly represented unto us by the petition of William Ebourne, John Ebourne, William Marshall, Thomas Huggins, and Marmaduke Roberts. and above one hundred others sufferers by fire, in the parish of Saint Mary Magdalen Bermondsey, in the county of Surry: ... That on the fourteenth day of June last, there happened near the river of Thames, in the said parish ... a most dreadful and sudden fire, which in the space of a few hours consumed and burnt down to the ground the dwelling-houses of the said poor petitioners, ... Know ye therefore, that of our royal favour ... do give and grant ... full power, license, and authority, to ask, gather, receive ... charitable benevolence ... We have caused these our letters to be made patents, and to continue for one whole year from Michaelmas next, and no longer
Contributors: William III, King of England, 1650-1702
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 1942:10
Publisher: printed by Benj. Motte, for the patentees
Published: 1700
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Subjects: Fires -- England -- Early works to 1800; Charity laws and legislation -- England -- Early works to 1800; Great Britain -- History -- William and Mary, 1689-1702 -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800
Work titles: Proclamation. 1700-05-28
Notes: At end of text: Witness our self at Westminster, the eight and twentieth day of May, in the twelfth year of our reign. Fall [per] Pearson. God save the King

Steele notation: Ireland, Whereas  May,

Printed in black letter; royal arms at head

Ordering the collection of money to aid those who lost their property in the fire; 116 houses were burned

Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library, Oxford

Wing (2nd ed.) W2487D

Steele I, 4279

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1989. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1942:10).