Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

At Edinburgh Thursday the tuentie eight day of March J^aj vj^c nynty and fyve years

A1695/3/47

A1695/3/47¹

Proclamation

Proclamatione Adjourning the generall assemblie

A Proclamatione being prepared in obedience to the above Letter the same was read approven and signed and appoynted to be recorded wherof the tenor followeth A proclamatione adjourneing the generall assemblie from the […] day of Apryll next To the eleventh day of July J^aj vj^c nynty and fyve years William by the grace of God King of great Brittaine France and Ireland defender of the Faith To our Lyon King at armes and his Brethren Heraulds Macers of our privy Councill Pursevants Messengers at armes our shirriffs in that part conjunctly and severallie speciallie consittut greeting Forasmuch as we by our Commissioner to the last generall assemblie did induct a new generall assemblie to meet the […] day of Apryll next And our affairs not allowing it to meet at that tyme It is our will and we have thought fitt to adjourne the meeting of the generall assemblie from the said […] day of Apryll next to the eleventh day of July therafter Therfore we with advyce of the Lords of our Privie Councill doe hereby adjourne the said generall assemblie untill the said eleventh day of July next insueing and then to meet at Edinburgh Requyreing all the members of the said Assemblie to attend the said day Our Will is Herefore and we charge you strictly and Command That incontinent thir our Letters seen ye pass to the marcat Cross of Edinburgh and whole other marcat Crosses of the head burghs of the severall shyres within this Kingdome and there in our name and authority make publicatione hereof that none may pretend ignorance and ordains these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the tuentie eight day of march and of our Reigne the sexth year J^aj vj^c nynty and fyve years sic subscribitur Annandale p J Morton Forfar Breadalbane Tarbatt Strathnaver Carmichaell James Stueart John Lauder