Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

At Edinburgh. Thursday the 11th October 1694

A1694/10/16

A1694/10/16¹

Act

Act and Intimation anent this currant parliament

The Lords of their majesties privy Councill Considering That where the present Currant parliament was by their majesties proclamatione thereanent Adjourned to the twentie fyfth day of October instant and his majestie being now abroad furth of his Kingdomes Hath not as yet signified his pleasure either by sending a Comissioner for holding thereof at the said day nor his Royall ordor for adjourning the same to a further day And seeing that both by the nature of the High Court of parliament and by express acts of parliament, parliaments are Current without the necessity of ane express continuatione untill they be dissolved by their majesties express warrand whose sole prerogative it is to dissolve als weill as to call hold and prorogue the same Therfore the said Lords of their majesties privey Councill In expectatione of their majesties express orders and To prevent the unnecessary trouble of the members and other good subjects who may be concerned to repair to the meeting of parliament Have thought fitt to ordaine intimatione to be made That all members of parliament be readie to meet and attend in this Currant parliament so soone as their Majesties will and pleasure shall be signified to them, for that effect and that none may pretend ignorance Ordains these presents to be printed and to be published at the marcat Cross of Edinburgh by the Lyon King at Armes and his brethren Heraulds and Pursevants and at the whole marcat Crosses of the remanent head burghs of the severall shires within this Kingdome by Macers or messingers sic subscribitur Tweddale Cancel: Drumlanrig Strathmore Lothiane Ross Adam Cockburne James Stueart Archibald Murray John Maxwell.