Declaring His Majesty's Pleasure for holding the first Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and appointing the Time and Place of Meeting thereof.

GEORGE R.

and in pursuance of an act passed in the parliament of Ireland, and recited in and made part of the said two acts for the union of Great Britain and Ireland, and intituled,“ An act to regulate the mode by which the lords spiritual and temporal, and the commons, to serve in the parlia

the fourth article of the articles of union between Great Britain and Ireland, as the same have been ratified and confirmed by two acts of parliament, the one passed in the parliament of Great Britain, and the other in the parliament of Ireland, and both intituled, "An act for the union of Great Britain and Ireland," We have thought fit to declare, by our royal proclamation issued under our great seal of Great Britain, on the fifth day of November last, that it was expedient that the lords and commons of the then parliament of Great Britain should be members of the respective houses of the first parliament of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on the part of Great Britain: and We did, by the same proclamation, notify our intention to appoint Thursday the twenty-second day of January instant for the assembling of such first parliament of the said united kingdom, by proclamation under the great seal of our said united

part of Ireland shall be summoned and returned to the said parliament;" and in consequence of our having, by our said proclamation, under our great seal of Great Britain, of the fifth day of November last, declared that it was expedient that the lords and commons of the then parliament of Great Britain should be the members of the respective houses of the first parliament of the united kingdom on the part of Great Britain, four lords spiritual, and twentyeight lords temporal, and one hundred commoners, have been appointed, chosen, and declared (according to the circumstances of the several cases) to be the members of the respective houses of the said first parliament of the said united kingdom on the part of Ireland: We do by this our royal proclamation, under the great seal of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, with the advice of our privy council, declare and publish our will and pleasure to be, and do hereby appoint, that our first pare

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of England," read "of the united church of England and Ireland."

In the preface of the said form, in two places, instead of "church of England," read" in the united church of England and Ireland."

In the first question in the ordination of priests, instead of "church of England," read" of this united church of England and Ireland.” . In the occasional offices, 25th October, the king's accession, instead of " these realms," read "this realm."

In the collect, before the epistle, instead of "these kingdoms," read "this united kingdom."

For the preachers, instead of "king of Great Britain, France and Ireland," say king of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland."

And it is further ordered, That no edition of the book of Common Prayer be from henceforth printed but with the aforesaid amendments; and that in the mean time, until copies of such edition may be had, all parsons, vicars, and curates, do (for the preventing of mistakes), with the pen, correct and amend all such prayers in their church books, ac cording to the foregoing directions; and, for the better notice hereof, that this order be forthwith printed and published, and sent to the several parishes; and that the right reverend the bishops take care that obedience be paid to the same accordingly, within their respective dioceses.

STEPH. COTTRELL.

Britain and Ireland, and its Dea pendencies, and also the Ensigns Armorial, Flags, and Banners thereof.

GEORGE R.

Whereas by the first article of the articles of union of Great Britain and Ireland, ratified and confirmed by two acts of parliament, the one passed in the parliament of Great Britain, and the other in the parliament of Ireland, and respectively intituled, "-An act for the union of Great Britain and Ireland," it was declared, That the said kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland should upon this day, being the 1st day of January, in the year of our Lord 1801, for ever after be united into one kingdom, by the name of "The united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland;" and that the royal style and titles appertaining to the imperial crown of the said united kingdom and its dependencies, and also the ensigns armorial, flags, and banners thereof, should be such as We, by our royal proclamation, under the great seal of the said united kingdom, should appoint: We have thought fit, by and with the advice of our privy council, to appoint and declare that our royal style and titles shall henceforth be accepted, taken, and used, as the same are set forth in manner and form following; that is to say, the same shall be expressed in the Latin tongue by these words:"GEORGIUS TERTIUS, Dei Gratia, Britanniarum Rex, Fider Defensor:" and in the English tongue by these words:-" GEORGE the the united kingdom of Great Bri THIRD, by the grace of God, of tain and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith." And that the arms or ensigns armorial of the said united kingdom shall be quarterly,

first and fourth, England; second, Scotland; third, Ireland: and it is our will and pleasure, that there shall be borne therewith, on an escocheon of pretence, the arms of our dominions in Germany ensigned with the electoral bonnet. And it is our will and pleasure that the standard of the said united kingdom shall be the same quartering as are herein before declared to be the arms or ensigns armorial of the said united kingdom, with the escocheon of pretence thereon, herein before described: and that the union flag shall be azure, the crosses-saltires of St. Andrew and St. Patrick quarterly per saltire counter changed argent and gules; the latter fimbriated of the second; surmounted by the cross of St. George of the third, fimbriated as the saltire. And our will and pleasure further is, that the stile and titles aforesaid, and also the arms or ensigns armorial aforesaid, shall be used henceforth, as far as conveniently may be, on all occasions wherein our royal style and titles and arms or ensigns armorial ought to be used. But, nevertheless, it is our will and pleasure, that all such gold, silver, and copper monies as, on the day before this first day of January one thousand eight hundred and one, were current and lawful monies of Great Britain, and all such gold, silver, and copper monies as shall, on or after this day, be coined by our authority with the like impressions, until our will and pleasure shall be otherwise declared, shall be deemed and taken to be current and lawful monies of the said united kingdom in Great Britain; and that all such gold, silver, and copper monies as, on the day before this first day of January one thousand cight hundred and one, were current and

lawful monies of Ireland, and all such gold, and silver, and copper monies as shall, on or after this day, be coined by our authority with the like impressions, until our will and pleasure shall be otherwise declared, shall be deemed and taken to be current and lawful monies of the said united kingdom in Ireland; and all such monies as shall have been coined for and issued in any of the dominions of the said united kingdom, and declared by our proclamation to be current and lawful money of such dominions respectively, bearing our style, or titles: or arms, or ensigns armorial, or any part or parts thereof, and all mo nies which shall hereafter be coined and issued according to such proclamations, shall continue to be lawful and current money of such dominions respectively, notwithstanding such change in our style, titles, and arms, or armorial bearings respectively as aforesaid, until our pleasure shall be further declared thereupon. And all and every such monies as aforesaid shall be received and taken in payment in Great Bri-, tain and Ireland respectively, and in the dominions thereunto belonging, after the date of this pur proclamation, in such manner, and as of the like value' and denomination as the same were received and taken before the date hereof. And it is also our will and pleasure, that the several dies and marks, which have been used to denote the stamp-duties, and all other stamps and marks and instruments, which, before the issuing of this our proclamation, shall have been in actual use for any public purpose, and in which our royal style and titles, or our arms or ensigns armorial, or any parts or part thereof respectively, may be expressed, shall not, by reason of this our proclamation, or any thing (H 3)

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therein contained, be changed or altered, until the same may be conveniently so changed or altered, or until our pleasure shall be further declared thereupon: but that all such dies, stamps, marks, and in struments respectively, bearing our royal style and titles, or arms or ensigns armorial, used before this first day of January one thousand eight hundred and one, or any parts or part of such style, titles, or of such arms or ensigns armorial, shall have the like force and effect as the same had before the said first day of January instant.

Given at our court at St. James's, the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and one, in the forty-first year of our reign.

GOD SAVE THE KING.

By the KING. APROCLAMATION,

Declaring what Ensign or Colours shall be borne at Sea in Merchant Ships or Vessels, belonging to any of His Majesty's Subjects of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Dominions thereunto belonging.

GEORGE R.

Whereas, by the first article of the articles of union of the king doms of Great Britain and Ireland, as the same have been ratified and confirmed by two acts of parliament, the one made in our parlia ment of Great Britain, and the other in our parliament of Ireland, it was provided, that the ensigns armorial, fags, and banners of our united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland should be such as We should appoint by our royal proclamation, under the great seal of our said united kingdom: and whereas We have, by our royal proclamation,

dated this day, appointed and declared that the arms or ensigns armorial of the said united kingdom should be as therein expressed : and whereas, according to antient usage, the ensigns, flags, jacks, and pendants, worn by our ships, and appointed as a distinction for the same, ought not to be worn on board any ship or vessel belonging to any of our subjects, so that our ships and those of our subjects may be easily distinguished and known: We have therefore thought fit, by and with the advice of our privy council, to order and appoint the ensign, described on the side or margin hereof, to be worn on board all ships or vessels belonging to any of our subjects whatsoever; and to issue this our royal proclamation to notify the same to all our loving subjects, hereby strictly charging and commanding the masters of all merchant ships and vessels belonging to any of our subjects, whether employed in our service or otherwise, and all other persons whom it may concern, to wear the said ensign on board their ships or vessels: and to the end that none of our subjects may presume, on board their ships, to wear our flags, jacks, and pendants, which, according to antient usage, have been appointed as a distinction to our ships; or any flags, jacks, or pendants, in shape and mixture of colours so far resembling ours as not to be easily distinguished therefrom: We do, with the advice of our privy council, hereby strictly charge and command all our subjects whatsoever, that they do not presume to wear, in any of their ships or vessels, our jack, commonly called the union jack, nor any pendants, nor any such colours as are usually borne by our ships, without particular warrant for their so doing from Us, or

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