Proclamation, 4 December 1694, Edinburgh

Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

At Edinburgh tuesday 4th December 1694

A1694/12/31

Proclamation

Proclamatione for adjourning the parliament

The following proclamatione being read approven and signed was ordered to be recorded whereof the tenor followeth a Proclamatione adjourneing the parliament to the fyfteen day of February Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years William and Mary by the Grace of God King and Queen of great Brittaine France and Ireland Defenders of the faith To our Lyon King at Arms and his brethren Heraulds Macers of our privy Councill pursevants messengers at armes conjunctly and severallie speciallie constitut greeting Forasmuch as we by our proclamatione of the date the thretty day of october last with advyce of the Lords of our privy Councill did adjourne the Currant parliament of this our ancient Kingdome till the thretteenth of December then next to come now instant, and our affairs not requyreing a meeting thereof at that tyme we Have thought fitt that the adjournment thereof shall be till the fyfteenth day of February next 2 to come Therfore we with advyce of the Lords of our privy Councill Doe hereby Adjourn our said Currant parliament untill the said fyfteen day of Februarie next ensewing the date hereof Requyring all the members of our said parliament to attend that day in the usuall way and under the certificationes contained in the severall Acts of Parliament made theranent 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 marcat Cross of the remanent head burghs of the severall shyrs of this our ancient Kingdome and there by open proclamatione make intimatione that our said parliament of this Kingdome is adjourned to the said fyfteen day of Februarie next to come and ordaine these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the fourth day of December and of our Reigne the sexth year Jaj vjc nynty and four years sic subscribitur Annandale P Morton Cassilis Forfar Breadalbane Carmichaell James Stueart Adam Cockburne John Lauder F Montgomrie Robert Sinclair Burnet John Maxwell John Hall

At Edinburgh tuesday 4th December 1694

A1694/12/31

Proclamation

Proclamatione for adjourning the parliament

The following proclamatione being read approven and signed was ordered to be recorded whereof the tenor followeth a Proclamatione adjourneing the parliament to the fyfteen day of February Jaj vjc nynty and fyve years William and Mary by the Grace of God King and Queen of great Brittaine France and Ireland Defenders of the faith To our Lyon King at Arms and his brethren Heraulds Macers of our privy Councill pursevants messengers at armes conjunctly and severallie speciallie constitut greeting Forasmuch as we by our proclamatione of the date the thretty day of october last with advyce of the Lords of our privy Councill did adjourne the Currant parliament of this our ancient Kingdome till the thretteenth of December then next to come now instant, and our affairs not requyreing a meeting thereof at that tyme we Have thought fitt that the adjournment thereof shall be till the fyfteenth day of February next 2 to come Therfore we with advyce of the Lords of our privy Councill Doe hereby Adjourn our said Currant parliament untill the said fyfteen day of Februarie next ensewing the date hereof Requyring all the members of our said parliament to attend that day in the usuall way and under the certificationes contained in the severall Acts of Parliament made theranent 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 marcat Cross of the remanent head burghs of the severall shyrs of this our ancient Kingdome and there by open proclamatione make intimatione that our said parliament of this Kingdome is adjourned to the said fyfteen day of Februarie next to come and ordaine these presents to be printed Given under our signet at Edinburgh the fourth day of December and of our Reigne the sexth year Jaj vjc nynty and four years sic subscribitur Annandale P Morton Cassilis Forfar Breadalbane Carmichaell James Stueart Adam Cockburne John Lauder F Montgomrie Robert Sinclair Burnet John Maxwell John Hall

1. NRS, PC1/50, 57-8.

2. The phrase ‘to come ensueing the date Hereof’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC1/50, 57-8.

2. The phrase ‘to come ensueing the date Hereof’ scored out here.