A
PROCLAMATION
FOR
Adjourning
the
Parliament
from
the
First
day
of
March
next
,
to
the
Eighteenth
day
of
the
said
Month.
Edinburgh
,
the
Eighteenth
day
of
February
,
1690.
Whereas
his
Majesty
,
by
his
Royal
Letter
of
the
Date
at
Holland-house
,
the
Thirtieth
of
November
last
bybast
,
Authorised
and
Required
the
Lords
of
his
Privy-Council
,
to
issue
forth
a
Proclamation
in
his
Name
,
Continuing
the
Adjournment
of
this
Current
Parliament
till
the
First
day
of
March
next
:
And
that
the
Council
have
in
obedience
to
His
Majesty's
Commands
,
and
in
His
Name
,
and
by
virtue
of
His
Royal
Authority
,
Declared
the
same
Parliament
Current
,
and
Continued
the
Adjournment
thereof
until
the
said
First
day
of
March
next
:
And
His
Majesty
having
signified
by
his
Letter
,
to
the
Lords
of
tne
Privy-Council
,
of
the
Date
at
Kensingtoun
,
the
Thirteenth
day
of
February
,
One
thousand
six
hundred
and
ninety
years
,
that
many
great
and
urgent
Matters
,
which
concerned
the
good
of
the
Protestant
Interest
,
and
the
well
of
these
Kingdoms
,
did
necessitate
his
Majesty
to
continue
the
Adjournment
of
the
,
parliament
in
this
Kingdom
for
some
longer
time
,
and
hath
thereby
Authorized
and
Required
the
saids
Lords
,
to
issue
forth
a
Proclamation
in
his
Name
,
continuing
the
Adjournment
until
the
Eighteenth
day
of
the
said
Month
of
March
next
.
Therefore
the
Lords
of
the
Privy-Council
,
Do
in
his
Majesty's
Name
,
and
by
his
special
Command
and
Authority
,
Declare
the
said
Parliament
Current
,
and
continues
the
Adjournment
thereof
until
the
said
Eighteenth
of
March
next
:
And
Require
and
Command
the
Lyon
King
at
Arms
,
and
his
Brethren
Heraulds
,
Macers
of
Privy-Council
,
Pursevants
,
Messengers
at
Arms
,
Sheriffs
in
that
part
,
conjunctly
and
severally
,
that
incontinent
these
Presents
seen
,
they
pass
to
the
Mercat-Cross
of
Edinburgh
and
remanent
Mercat-Crosses
of
the
Head
Burghs
of
this
Kingdom
,
and
there
in
his
Majesty's
Name
and
Authority
foresaid
,
by
open
Proclamation
,
make
Intimation
of
the
Continuation
of
the
said
Adjournment
,
from
the
First
day
of
March
next
,
to
the
Eighteenth
day
of
the
said
Month
;
Requiring
hereby
all
the
Members
of
Parliament
to
attend
that
Day
,
at
Ten
a
clock
in
the
Forenoon
,
in
the
usual
way
,
and
at
the
ordinary
place
,
and
upon
the
accustomed
Certifications
,
For
doing
of
all
which
,
the
saids
Lords
commit
to
them
conjunctly
and
severally
his
Majesty's
full
Power
by
these
Presents
,
delivering
the
famine
by
them
duely
Execute
and
Indorsed
again
to
the
Bearer
.
Extracted
by
me
,
GILB
.
ELIOT
,
Cls.
Sti.
Concili
.
GOD
save
King
WILLIAM
and
Queen
MARY
.