Procedure, 19 December 1704, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Thretty day of May One thousand and seven hundered and four years

A1704/5/19

A1704/5/19¹

Letter: royal

Letter from The Queens Majestie To The Councill for Adjourning the parliament

Letter from the Queens Majestie to the Councill for adjurning Parliament, Read and ordered to be recorded, Wherof the tennor followes
Supra Scribitur Anne Regina
Right trusty and right weell beloved Cousin and Councellor, Right trusty and enteirly beloved Cousins and Councellors, Right trusty and well beloved Cousins and Councillors, Right trusty and well beloved Cousins and Councellors, Right trusty and well beloved Councellors, and trusty and well beloved Councellors Wee greet yow well Whereas our affaires do require a further Adjournment of our Parliament then to the first day of June nixt, to which it was last Adjourned: We are therefore Resolved to continue the said Adjournment to the Twenty two day of the said moneth: And that the members of Parliament may not be put to the trouble and Charges of meeting upon the said first of June. It is our will and pleasure And we doe hereby Authorize and require yow, To ishue out a Proclamation in our name Adjourning our said Current Parliament from the said first day of June to the said Two and Twentyth day of the said moneth. And ordering all the members therof to attend that day at Edinburgh in the usuall way and upon the accustomed certifications. And yow are to intimat to all our good subjects that we are firmly resolved our Parliament shall meet on the said Two and Twentyth day of June nixt without further delay for the good ends for which we have called it. For doeing whereof, This shall be your warrant And so we bid yow heartily farewell. Given at our Court Att St James’s the 22th day of May 1704. And of our Rigne the 3d year. By Her Majesties Command Sic Subscribitur Queensberry