Proclamation, 3 December 1696, Edinburgh

Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the third day of December Jaj vic nyntie six years

A1696/12/81

Proclamation

Proclamation for Adjurning the parliament

William By the Grace of God King of Great Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith
To Our Lyon King at armes and his Brethren Heraulds Macers of our privy Council pursevants, Messengers at arms our Shireffs in that part Conjunctly and Severally specially Constitut Greeting Forasmuch as by the last Act of the sixth Session of this our Current Parliament, dated the tuelfth day of October last by past our said parliament is adjurned to the Eight day of December instant And whereas the present state of our affairs does not require the meeting of our parliament so soon as the said day to which it was adjourned Therfore we with advice of the Lords of our privie Councill doe Continow the adjurnment from the said Eight day of December instant to the Eighteen day of March nixt to Come And being desirous to prevent the unnecessary trouble and charges that the Members of Parliament may be putt to by attending the said Eight day of December instant Doe heirby with advice foresaid adjurne our said Current Parliament untill the said Eighteenth day of March nixt ensuing the date hereof Requiring all the Members of our said parliament to attend that day in the usuall way and under the Certifications contained in the several acts of parliament made thereanent Our Will is Heirfore and we charge yow strictly and Command That Incontinent these 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 steuartries of this our antient Kingdome And ther by open proclamation make Intimation that our said parliament is adjurned to the said Eighteenth day of March next to Come And ordaines these presents to be printed Given under our Signet at Edinburgh the third day of December and of our reigne the eight year 1696 sic subscribitur.

Att Edinburgh the third day of December Jaj vic nyntie six years

A1696/12/81

Proclamation

Proclamation for Adjurning the parliament

William By the Grace of God King of Great Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith
To Our Lyon King at armes and his Brethren Heraulds Macers of our privy Council pursevants, Messengers at arms our Shireffs in that part Conjunctly and Severally specially Constitut Greeting Forasmuch as by the last Act of the sixth Session of this our Current Parliament, dated the tuelfth day of October last by past our said parliament is adjurned to the Eight day of December instant And whereas the present state of our affairs does not require the meeting of our parliament so soon as the said day to which it was adjourned Therfore we with advice of the Lords of our privie Councill doe Continow the adjurnment from the said Eight day of December instant to the Eighteen day of March nixt to Come And being desirous to prevent the unnecessary trouble and charges that the Members of Parliament may be putt to by attending the said Eight day of December instant Doe heirby with advice foresaid adjurne our said Current Parliament untill the said Eighteenth day of March nixt ensuing the date hereof Requiring all the Members of our said parliament to attend that day in the usuall way and under the Certifications contained in the several acts of parliament made thereanent Our Will is Heirfore and we charge yow strictly and Command That Incontinent these 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 steuartries of this our antient Kingdome And ther by open proclamation make Intimation that our said parliament is adjurned to the said Eighteenth day of March next to Come And ordaines these presents to be printed Given under our Signet at Edinburgh the third day of December and of our reigne the eight year 1696 sic subscribitur.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 38-9.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 38-9.