Letter: royal, 16 February 1703, Edinburgh

Act, 28 December 1703, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Sixteinth day of February One Thousand Seven hundred and thrie years

A1703/2/91

Letter: royal

Letter from the Queen to the Councill anent The Generall Assembly

Letter from the Queen to the Councill for appointing the Generall Assembly of the Church of Scotland to meett at Edinburgh upon the Tenth day of March nixt to come Read and Ordered to be Recorded and the Councill appoints their Clerks to prepair a proclamation to morrow at twelue of the Cloak in the forenoon in the termes of the above Letter; Wherof the tenor followes.
Sic Supra Scribitur Anne Regina
Right trustie and Right well beloved Cousin and Councillor; Right trustie and intirely beloved Cousins and Councillors Right trustie and intirely beloved Cousins and Councillors Right trustie and well beloved Councillors; and trustie and well beloved Councillors; Wee greet yow well. Wee are informed That the late king our Royall brother of Glorious Memory did Call a Generall Assembly of the Church of Scotland to Edinburgh on the twenty sixth day of March Jaj viic and two, And did appoint the Earle of Marchmont his Chancelor to be his Commissioner in the same But That upon information of the Kings Sicknes and danger They ware hasted to a Conclusion; And that the Commissioner Did disolve them And indited a new assembly to meet the Tenth of March in this present year; And Since the affairs of the Church in that our ancient kingdome do so requyre It is our Royall pleasure That a Generall assembly of that nation Shall meett at Edinburgh upon the Said Tenth day of March; And that all the Constituent members therof be present at the time to meett with our Commissioner and proceed to act for the good of Religion; The peace of the Church and the wellfare of Our kingdome; And hereof yow are to give timely intimation in your accustumed maner that all concerned may have Notice of this our pleasure and so wee bid yow heartily farewell Given at our Court at St James’s the 5th day of February 1702/3 and of our Reigne the first year. By her Majesties Command Sic Subscribitur Tarbat

Att Edinburgh the Sixteinth day of February One Thousand Seven hundred and thrie years

A1703/2/91

Letter: royal

Letter from the Queen to the Councill anent The Generall Assembly

Letter from the Queen to the Councill for appointing the Generall Assembly of the Church of Scotland to meett at Edinburgh upon the Tenth day of March nixt to come Read and Ordered to be Recorded and the Councill appoints their Clerks to prepair a proclamation to morrow at twelue of the Cloak in the forenoon in the termes of the above Letter; Wherof the tenor followes.
Sic Supra Scribitur Anne Regina
Right trustie and Right well beloved Cousin and Councillor; Right trustie and intirely beloved Cousins and Councillors Right trustie and intirely beloved Cousins and Councillors Right trustie and well beloved Councillors; and trustie and well beloved Councillors; Wee greet yow well. Wee are informed That the late king our Royall brother of Glorious Memory did Call a Generall Assembly of the Church of Scotland to Edinburgh on the twenty sixth day of March Jaj viic and two, And did appoint the Earle of Marchmont his Chancelor to be his Commissioner in the same But That upon information of the Kings Sicknes and danger They ware hasted to a Conclusion; And that the Commissioner Did disolve them And indited a new assembly to meet the Tenth of March in this present year; And Since the affairs of the Church in that our ancient kingdome do so requyre It is our Royall pleasure That a Generall assembly of that nation Shall meett at Edinburgh upon the Said Tenth day of March; And that all the Constituent members therof be present at the time to meett with our Commissioner and proceed to act for the good of Religion; The peace of the Church and the wellfare of Our kingdome; And hereof yow are to give timely intimation in your accustumed maner that all concerned may have Notice of this our pleasure and so wee bid yow heartily farewell Given at our Court at St James’s the 5th day of February 1702/3 and of our Reigne the first year. By her Majesties Command Sic Subscribitur Tarbat

1. NRS, PC1/52, 499-500.

1. NRS, PC1/52, 499-500.