A
PROCLAMATION
Adjourning
the
Parliament
from
the
20
day
of
March
instant
,
to
the
21st
day
of
July
next
.
WILLIAM
By
the
Grace
of
God
,
King
of
Great
Britain
,
France
Ireland
,
Defender
of
the
Faith
:
To
Our
Lyon
King
at
Arms
,
and
his
Brethren
Heraulds
,
Macers
of
Our
Privy
Council
,
Pursevants
,
Messengers
at
Arms
;
Our
Sheriffs
in
that
part
,
Conjunctly
and
severally
,
specially
Constitute
,
Greeting
,
Forasmuch
as
,
We
by
Our
Proclamation
of
the
Date
the
Fifth
day
of
November
last
by
past
,
with
Advice
of
the
Lords
of
Our
Privy
Council
,
did
Adjourn
the
Currant
Parliament
of
this
Our
ancient
Kingdom
,
to
the
Twentieth
day
of
March
then
next
to
come
,
now
Instant
.
And
whereas
the
present
State
of
Our
Affairs
,
does
not
require
the
Meeting
of
Our
Parliament
on
the
said
Twenty
day
of
March
Instant
,
to
which
it
was
Adjourned
:
And
We
being
desirous
to
prevent
the
unnecessary
Attendance
of
the
Members
thereof
on
the
said
Twenty
day
of
March
instant
.
Therefore
,
We
with
Advice
of
the
Lords
of
Our
Privy
Council
,
do
hereby
Adjourn
Our
said
Currant
Parliament
,
unto
the
Twenty
first
day
of
July
next
ensuing
the
Date
hereof
,
Requiring
all
the
Members
of
Our
said
Parliament
,
to
Attend
that
Day
in
the
usual
way
;
and
under
the
Certifications
contained
in
the
several
Acts
of
Parliament
made
thereanent
.
Our
Will
is
Herefore
,
and
We
Charge
you
strictly
,
and
Command
,
that
in
continent
these
Our
Letters
seen
,
ye
pass
to
the
Mercat
Cross
of
Edinburgh
,
and
to
the
Mercat-Crosses
of
the
remanent
Head-Burghs
of
the
several
Shires
and
Stewartries
of
this
Our
ancient
Kingdom
,
And
there
by
open
Proclamation
,
make
Intimation
that
Our
said
Parliament
is
Adjourned
to
the
said
Twenty
first
day
of
July
next
to
come
,
And
Ordains
these
Presents
to
be
Printed
.
Given
under
Our
Signet
at
Edinburgh
,
the
Sixteenth
day
of
March
,
and
of
Our
Reign
the
Seventh
year
,
1696.
Per
Actum
Dominorum
Secreti
Concilii
.
GILB
.
ELIOT
,
Cls.
Sti.
Concilii
.
GOD
Save
the
King
.