Proclamation, 19 March 1695, Edinburgh

Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

At Edinburgh tuesday the nynteen day of March Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

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Proclamation

Proclamatione Adjourning the parliament

The proclamatione after insert being also read the same was voted approven and signed and ordered to be recorded follows the proclamatione, Proclamatione adjourneing the parliament to the eighteen day of Apryll Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years William by the Grace of God King of great Brittaine France and Ireland Defender of the Faith To our Lyone King at armes and his Brethren Heraulds macers of our privy Councill Pursevants messengers at armes our shirriffs in that part conjunctlly and severally specially constitut Greeting Forasmuchas we by our proclamatione of the date the tuelth day of Februarie last bypast with advyse of the Lords of our Privy Councill did adjourne the Current parliament of this our ancient Kingdome to the tuentie first day of march then next to come now instant And now all things not being in readiness for its meeting at that dyet We have thought fitt that the adjournment thereof shall be continowed from the said day untill the eighteen day of Apryl next to come at which tyme we are fully resolved our parliament shall meet Therfore we with advyse of the Lords of our privy Councill doe hereby adjourn our said Currant parliament untill the said eighteen day of Apryll next ensueing the date hereof, requyreing all the members of our said Currant parliament to attend […] at that day in the usuall way and under the Certificationes contained in the severall acts of parliament made thereanent our will is Herefore and we charge you strictly and command That incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the marcat Cross of Edinburgh and to the 2 marcat Crosses of the remanent head burghs of the severall shyres of this our ancient Kingdome and there by open proclamatione make intimatione That our said parliament of this Kingdome is adjourned till the said eighteen day of Apryll next to come and ordaines these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the nynteenth day of March and of our Reigne the sexth year Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years sic subscribitur Annandale p Southerland J Morton Leven Forfar Breadalbane Tarbat Strathnaver Carmichaell Polwarth James Stueart Ludivick Grant

At Edinburgh tuesday the nynteen day of March Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years

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Proclamation

Proclamatione Adjourning the parliament

The proclamatione after insert being also read the same was voted approven and signed and ordered to be recorded follows the proclamatione, Proclamatione adjourneing the parliament to the eighteen day of Apryll Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years William by the Grace of God King of great Brittaine France and Ireland Defender of the Faith To our Lyone King at armes and his Brethren Heraulds macers of our privy Councill Pursevants messengers at armes our shirriffs in that part conjunctlly and severally specially constitut Greeting Forasmuchas we by our proclamatione of the date the tuelth day of Februarie last bypast with advyse of the Lords of our Privy Councill did adjourne the Current parliament of this our ancient Kingdome to the tuentie first day of march then next to come now instant And now all things not being in readiness for its meeting at that dyet We have thought fitt that the adjournment thereof shall be continowed from the said day untill the eighteen day of Apryl next to come at which tyme we are fully resolved our parliament shall meet Therfore we with advyse of the Lords of our privy Councill doe hereby adjourn our said Currant parliament untill the said eighteen day of Apryll next ensueing the date hereof, requyreing all the members of our said Currant parliament to attend […] at that day in the usuall way and under the Certificationes contained in the severall acts of parliament made thereanent our will is Herefore and we charge you strictly and command That incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the marcat Cross of Edinburgh and to the 2 marcat Crosses of the remanent head burghs of the severall shyres of this our ancient Kingdome and there by open proclamatione make intimatione That our said parliament of this Kingdome is adjourned till the said eighteen day of Apryll next to come and ordaines these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the nynteenth day of March and of our Reigne the sexth year Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years sic subscribitur Annandale p Southerland J Morton Leven Forfar Breadalbane Tarbat Strathnaver Carmichaell Polwarth James Stueart Ludivick Grant

1. NRS, PC1/50, 156.

2. The word ‘remanent’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 156.

2. The word ‘remanent’ scored out here.