Att Edinburgh The Twenty First Day of June Jaj vjc nynty Eight years
A1698/6/19
A1698/6/191
Proclamation
Proclamation for adjourning of the Parliament
Follows the said Proclamation For adjourning of the Parliament
William By the grace of God King of great Brittan France and Ireland defender of the faith To our Lyon King att armes and his Brethren heraulds macers of our privy Councill messengers att armes our sheriffs in that part Conjunctlie and Severallie specialy constitute Greeting: Forasmuchas wee by our proclamation dated the seventh day of June Instant Did adjourn this our current Parliament To the Twelfth day of July next to Come. And wheras the present state of our affairs does not Requireing the meeting of our said Parliament so soon as the said day to which it was adjourned: Therefore wee with advice of the Lords of our privy Councill are Resolved to Continue the said Adjournment from the said Twelfth day of July next to come to the Nynteenth day of the said Moneth of July, att which tyme wee are fully Resolved our said Parliament shall meet And that the members of our said Current parliament be not putt to unnecessar trouble and charges wee doe heirby with advice forsaid Continue the Adjournment of our said parliament from the said Twelfth day of July next to Come to the said Nintteenth day of the said moneth: And Wee doe heirby order and Require all the members of our said Parliament to attend the said Nynteenth day of July next att Edinburgh In the usual way and under the accustomed certifications contained in the severall acts of Parliament made theranent. Our Will is Heirfore And wee charge yow straitly and Command, That Incontinent thir our Letters seen, ye pass to the mercat Cross of Edinburgh and to the mercat Crosses of the remanent head Burghs of the severall shires, and stewartries of this our ancient Kingdom, And There by open proclamation make Intimation, That our said Parliament is adjourned to the said nynteenth of the said moneth of July next: And ordains these presents to be printed. Given under our Signet att Edinburgh The Twenty First of June, and of our Reign the Tenth year. Sic subscribitur.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 437-8.
1. NRS, PC1/51, 437-8.