PROCLAMATION
Adjourning
the
Parliament
to
the
14th
of
June
next
.
WILLIAM
By
the
Grace
of
GOD
,
King
of
Great-Britain
,
France
and
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
Constitut
,
Greeting
;
Forasmuchas
,
by
Our
Proclamation
of
the
Date
the
Twentieth
day
of
December
last
by
past
,
Our
present
current
Parliament
was
Adjourned
to
the
Fourteen
day
of
March
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
.
THEREFORE
,
We
with
Advice
of
the
Lords
of
Our
Privy
Council
,
have
Ordered
,
and
hereby
Orders
the
Continuation
of
the
Adjournment
of
Our
said
Parliament
,
to
the
Fourteenth
day
of
June
next
to
come
:
And
that
the
Members
of
Our
said
Parliament
,
may
not
be
put
to
unnecessary
Trouble
and
Charges
before
that
Time
;
We
do
hereby
Order
and
Require
all
the
Members
of
Our
said
current
Parliament
,
to
Attend
the
said
Fourteen
day
of
June
next
to
come
,
at
Edinburgh
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
incontinent
these
Our
Letters
seen
,
ye
pass
to
the
Mercat
Cross
of
Edinburgh
,
and
to
the
Mercat
Crosses
of
the
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
Fourteen
day
of
June
next
to
come
.
And
Ordains
these
Presents
to
be
Printed
.
Given
under
Our
Signet
at
Edinburgh
the
Twenty
first
day
of
March
,
and
of
Our
Reign
the
Tenth
year
.
1699.
Per
Actum
Dominorum
Secreti
Concilii
.
GILB
.
ELIOT
Cls.
Sti.
Concilii
.