PROCLAMATION
Adjourning
the
Parliament
to
the
21
Day
of
May
instant
1700.
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
constitute
,
Greeting
:
Forasmuch
as
,
notwithstanding
we
were
positively
Resolved
Our
Parliament
should
Meet
on
the
Fourteenth
Day
of
May
instant
,
yet
We
Understanding
that
a
short
Adjournment
is
necessary
,
to
the
effect
that
all
Members
Concerned
may
be
in
readiness
.
Therefore
,
We
with
Advice
of
the
Lords
of
Our
Privy
Council
,
have
Resolved
to
Continue
the
Adjournment
of
Our
said
Parliament
,
from
the
said
Fourteenth
to
the
Twenty
First
Day
of
the
foresaid
Month
of
May
,
at
which
Day
We
are
firmly
Resolved
Our
said
Parliament
shall
Meet
;
and
that
the
Members
of
Our
said
Parliament
be
not
put
to
unncessary
Trouble
and
Charges
before
that
time
,
We
do
hereby
with
Advice
foresaid
,
Continue
the
Adjournment
of
Our
said
Parliament
,
from
the
said
Fourteenth
to
the
said
Twenty
First
Day
of
May
current
,
Ordaining
and
Requiring
all
the
Members
of
Our
said
Parliament
to
Attend
precisely
the
said
Day
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
remanent
Head-Burghs
of
the
several
Shires
and
Stewartries
of
this
Our
antient
Kingdom
,
and
there
by
open
Proclamation
,
make
Intimation
of
the
Premisses
,
that
none
pretend
Ignorance
.
And
Ordains
these
Presents
to
be
Printed
.
Given
under
Our
Signet
at
Edinburgh
the
Seventh
Day
of
May
,
and
of
Our
Reign
the
Twelfth
Year
1700.
Per
Actum
Dominorum
Secreti
Concilii
.
GILB
.
ELIOT
,
Cls.
Sti.
Concilii
.
GOD
SAVE
THE
KING
.