I'm not kidding.
1. Grab the nearest book
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next 3 sentences on your blog along with these instructions.
5. Don't you dare dig for that "cool" or "intellectual" book in your closet! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest.
Which men were sworn in our presence as our counsellors to do and execute the said things, in the form abovesaid, as long as it should be our pleasure. We, wishing the said ordinace to be put into effect, have constituted and assigned the abovenamed, thus elected, as our councilors to do and execute the said matters, according to the form of the ordinance abovenamed, and especially, whereas, because of certain great and pressing demands, touching the safety and necessary defence of our realm of England, which demand great expenditure, we need at once certain sums of money, we constitute and assign, by this present letter, the said elct our counsellors, or six of them, together with the chancellor and treasurer abovesaid, to borrow, in our name, whatever sums of money, for our needs, by way of prest, engagement, or obligation, or in ay other maner, as shall seem best to them, and from whatsoever persons that they can: and so we shall hold firm and agreeable whatever the said elected counsellors, together with the chancellor and treasurer or the greater part of them, shall do in our name, as stated above, in each and all of the aforesaid matters, and we wish that it should be strictly observed.
In witness of which thing we have caused to be drawn up these our letters patent to continue at our pleasure.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next 3 sentences on your blog along with these instructions.
5. Don't you dare dig for that "cool" or "intellectual" book in your closet! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest.
Which men were sworn in our presence as our counsellors to do and execute the said things, in the form abovesaid, as long as it should be our pleasure. We, wishing the said ordinace to be put into effect, have constituted and assigned the abovenamed, thus elected, as our councilors to do and execute the said matters, according to the form of the ordinance abovenamed, and especially, whereas, because of certain great and pressing demands, touching the safety and necessary defence of our realm of England, which demand great expenditure, we need at once certain sums of money, we constitute and assign, by this present letter, the said elct our counsellors, or six of them, together with the chancellor and treasurer abovesaid, to borrow, in our name, whatever sums of money, for our needs, by way of prest, engagement, or obligation, or in ay other maner, as shall seem best to them, and from whatsoever persons that they can: and so we shall hold firm and agreeable whatever the said elected counsellors, together with the chancellor and treasurer or the greater part of them, shall do in our name, as stated above, in each and all of the aforesaid matters, and we wish that it should be strictly observed.
In witness of which thing we have caused to be drawn up these our letters patent to continue at our pleasure.