Whereas it hath pleased the most wise God, in his providence, to take out of this world the most serene and renowned, Oliver late Lord Protector of this Commonwealth
1 sheet ([1] p.) ; Title from first lines of text. ; A proclamation by the Privy Council, the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and citizens of London, declaring Richard Cromwell Lord Protector. ; Annotation on Thomason copy: "4th 7ber [i.e. September] 1658". ; Reproductions of the originals in the British Library (Thomason Tracts) and the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery (Early English Books).